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THE 


FLORAL  MAGAZINE. 

NEW  SERIES. 


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THE 


FLORAL  MAGAZINE. 


FIGURES  AND  DESCRIPTIONS 


OF  THE 

CHOICEST  NEW  FLOWERS 


FOR  THE 

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WORTHINGTON  G.  SMITH,  F.L.S.,  M.A.I. 

FELLOW  OF  THE  ROYAL  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  OF  IRELAND  ; 

MEMBER  OF  THE  SCIENTIFIC  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 


NEW  SERIES. 


LONDON : 

L.  REEVE  & CO.,  5,  HENRIETTA  STREET,  COVENT  GARDEN,  W.C. 

1874. 


CONTENTS. 


PLATE 

- 97.  Rose — Empress  of  India. 

98.  Tricliopilia  lepida. 

99.  Lilium  Humboldtii,  var.  punctatum. 

100.  Aralia  Guilfoylei. 

101.  Batemannia  Burtii. 

102.  Gladiolus  Neogenes. 

103.  Croton  majesticum. 

104.  Disa  Barellii. 

105.  Lilium  Kramerianum. 

106.  Billbergia  Saundersii. 

107.  Alocasia  illustris. 

108.  Double  salmon  Pelargonium — Asa  Gray. 

109.  Amaryllis  vittata  Harrisonia). 

110.  New  Bouvardias. 

111.  Winter  Crocuses. 

112.  Pliormium  Colensoi — variegatum. 

113.  Cocbliostema  odoratissima. 

114.  Dendrobium  Boxallii. 

115.  Rhododendron — Duchess  of  Edinburgh. 

116.  Encholirium  corallinum. 

117.  Hippeastrum  Hendersonii. 

118.  Hyacinth — Anna. 

119.  Cypripedium  Roezlii. 

120.  Phyllantlms  nivosus. 

121.  Double-flowered  Pelargonium  — Captain 

Raikes. 


PLATE 

122.  New  Alpine  Auriculas. 

123.  Double  Chinese  Primula, 

124.  Ficus  Parcellii. 

125.  New  varieties  of  Mimulus. 

126.  Croton  spirale. 

127.  Clematis — Marquis  of  Salisbury. 

128.  Nepenthes  sanguinea. 

129.  Tea  Rose — Duchess  of  Edinburgh. 

130.  Amaryllis  virginalis. 

131.  Coleus — Duchess  of  Edinburgh. 

132.  Rhododendron — Fairy. 

133.  Double  Zonal  Pelargonium — Emily  Laxton. 

134.  Blandfordia  flammea-elegans. 

135.  New  varieties  of  Herbaceous  Calceolarias. 

136.  Lilium  parviflorum. 

137.  Iris  Kmmpferi  — Edward  George  Hen- 

derson. 

138.  New  Pentstemons. 

139.  Blumenbacliia  coronata. 

140.  Ageratum — Countess  of  Stair. 

141.  Begonia — Royalty. 

142.  Clematis — Lucie  Lemoine. 

143.  Miltonia  Morelliana. 

144.  Cattleya  gigas. 


Description  of  Plates. 


INDEX  TO  PLANTS  FIGURED. 


PLATE 


Ageratum — Countess  of  Stair  . ....  140 

Alocasia  illustris 107 

Amaryllis  virginali-s 130 

Amaryllis  vittata  Harrisoniae 109 

Aralia  Guilfoylei 100 

Auriculas,  New  Alpiue 122 

Batemannia  Burtii 101 

Begonia — Boyalty 141 

Billbergia  Saundersii 106 

Blandfordia  flammea-elegans 134 

Blumenbacliia  coronata 139 

Bouvardias,  new  110 

Calceolarias,  new  varieties  of  herbaceous  . 135 

Cattleya  gigas 144 

Clematis — Lucie  Lemoine 142 

Clematis — Marquis  of  Salisbury  . . . . 127 

Cochliostema  odoratissima 113 

Coleus — Duchess  of  Edinburgh  . . . . 131 

Crocuses,  Winter Ill 

Croton  majesticum 103 

Croton  spirale 126 

Cypripedium  Boezlii 119 

Dendrobium  Boxallii  . . . . . . . 114 

Disa  Barellii 104 

Encliolirium  corallinum 116 

Ficus  Parcellii 124 


PLATE 

Gladiolus  Neogenes 102 

Hippeastrum  Hendersonii 117 

Hyacinth — Anna 118 

Iris  Ksempferi — Edward  George  Henderson  137 


Lilium  Humboldtii,  var.  punctatum  . . 99 

Lilium  Kramerianum 105 

Lilium  parviflorum 136 

Miltonia  Moreliana 143 

Mimulus,  new  varieties  of 125 

Nepenthes  sanguinea 128 

Pelargonium,  double-flowered  — Captain 

Bailees 121 

Pelargonium,  double  salmon — Asa  Gray  . 108 

Pelargonium,  double  zonal — Emily  Laxton  133 

Pentstemons,  new 138 

Phormium  Colensoi — variegatum  . . . 112 

Phyllanthus  nivosus 120 

Primula,  double  Chinese 123 

Rhododendron — Duchess  of  Edinburgh  . 115 

Rhododendron — Fairy 132 

Rose — Empress  of  India 97 

Rose,  Tea — Duchess  of  Edinburgh  . . . 129 

Trichopilia  lepida 98 


THE  ELOEAL  MAGAZINE 


NEW  SERIES.] 


JANUARY,  1874. 


EXHIBITION. 

ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

December  3rd. 

Some  interest  was  attached  to  this,  as  it  was  the  last 
meeting  of  the  year  and  of  the  old  system,  by  which 
exhibitors  have  been  worried  by  fortnightly  exhibitions 
of  very  average  character.  The  new  Council,  with  a 
true  sense  of  what  is  required,  will  continue  the  fort- 
nightly committee  meetings,  but  will  hold  fewer  shows. 
At  this  season  of  the  year  a large  floral  display  is  not 
to  be  expected,  yet  the  very  beautiful  collections  of 
Cyclamens  staged  by  some,  and  the  blooms  of  Japanese 
Chrysanthemums,  with  their  singular  and  conical  forms, 
made  an  attractive  show,  relieved  by  some  fine  collec- 
tions of  Hollies  and  other  Evergreens. 

Cyclamens  were  exhibited  by  Messrs.  Clarke,  Smith, 
James,  &c.  A first  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  Clarke  for 
a collection  ; and  second  to  Mr.  H.  B.  Smith,  of  Ealing. 
In  this  latter  collection  were  some  remarkably  high- 
coloured  flowers ; the  foliage,  too,  was  very  massive. 
When  we  remember  the  exhibitions  of  former  years,  we 
are  inclined  to  think  that  no  flower  has  made  a more 
rapid  progress  than  the  Persian  Cyclamen.  For  twelve 
plants  the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  Charles  Turner, 
Royal  Nursery,  Slough  ; and  the  second  to  Mr.  Goddard, 
gardener  to  H.  Little,  Esq.,  Cambridge  Park,  Twicken- 
ham. Amongst  the  Japanese  varieties  of  Chrysanthemums 
we  noticed  some  remarkably  fine  blooms  of  Bronze  and 
Red  Dragon,  Grandiflorum,  Magnum  Bonum,  Oracle, 
the  Daimio,  Meg  Merrilees,  Chang,  and  Fair  Maid  of 
Guernsey. 

Hollies  have  ever  been  a favourite  shrub  in  our  Enc- 
lish  gardens,  and  some  of  those  exhibited  by  Messrs. 
Veitch  were  of  great  excellence,  especially  Waterer's 
Gold-edged  Aquifolium,  pendulous  weeping  dark  green- 
leaved  and  full  of  berries;  Silver  Queen,  Small  Silver 
Queen,  fructuduteo,  yellow  berries,  Gold  Queen,  beau- 
tifully coloured,  Donningtonensis,  dark  narrow  leaves, 
and  aures  marginata. 

Mr.  Standish  exhibited  a nice  group  of  trees  of  the 
Cyprus  type,  including  Thuyiopsis  dolobrata,  and  the 
variegated  form  of  it;  Cupressus  Lawsoniana,  erecta, 
virulis;  Retinospora  filiformis,  Retinospora  plumosa,  and 
Taxus  adpressa  stricta.  While  mentioning  this  part  of 
the  Exhibition,  we  cannot  refrain  from  noticing  the  fine 
collection  of  Conifers  contributed  by  Messrs.  Veitch  and 


[No.  25. 


Sons.  Amongst  them  were  Juniperus  drupacea,  Thuya 
Vervaeana,  Retinospora  plumosa,  Cryptomeria  elegans  ; 
several  Retinosporas,  such  as  obtusa,  nana,  aurea,  filifera, 
Lycopodioides,  dark-green,  filicioides,  Thuyiopsis  dolo- 
brata, &c.  The  beautiful  and  fragrant  little  Roman 
Hyacinth  was  exhibited  by  Mr.  Farrow,  Messrs. 
Standish,  and  others.  Messrs.  Standish  also  exhibited  a 
nice  collection  of  Bonvardias  and  Lilies  of  the  Valley. 


THE  PRESENT  POSITION  OF  THE  ROYAL 
HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

There  has  been  quite  a ferment  in  the  horticultural 
world  lately  on  account  of  the  approaching  election  of 
Council,  and  in  consequence  of  a most  injudicious  attempt 
to  create  a feeling  of  odium  against  the  present  Council. 
A circular  has  been  issued  signed  by  some  gentlemen 
of  influence ; and  to  our  minds  it  is  a marvel  how  any 
person  can  have  added  their  signature  to  so  illogical  a 
production.  The  main  point  may  be  a correct  one,  i.e.,  it 
may  be  very  desirable  that  the  connexion  between  the 
Commissioners  at  South  Kensington  and  the  Society 
should  cease ; but  why  a Council  which  has  done  certainly 
its  utmost  to  consult  the  wishes  of  horticulturists,  and 
which  has  issued  a schedule  more  in  accordance  with 
those  wishes  than  any  that  have  preceded  it,  should  be 
attacked  as  illegal,  and  by  implication  saddled  with  the 
disorders  and  evils  of  the  present  state  of  things,  is  to  us 
inexplicable;  and  some  indeed  of  those  who  signed 
have  since  repudiated  it,  but  there  their  names  remain. 
Several  of  them  have  been  exhibitors  during  the  past 
year.  Will  they  consider  the  Council  sufficiently  illegal 
as  to  doubt  its  power  of  allocating  the  subscribers' 
money  in  the  payment  of  their  prizes?  We  think  not. 

There  is  a great  deal  of  loud  talking  as  to  the  sup- 
port the  horticultural  world  will  give  to  a new  state  of 
things,  and  of  the  prosperity  of  the  Society  under  a 
new  regime ; but  it  is  a fact  that  horticulture,  pure  and 
simple,  never  has  been  able  to  maintain  the  Society,  and 
we  believe  never  will.  Look  at  its  former  condition, 
when  it  was  purely  such — was  it  prosperous  then? 
Look  at  the  Royal  Botanic  Society — is  it  flourishing  ? 
Or  the  Manchester  Society?  Indeed  we  hardly  know  of 
one  which  is  in  a really  sound  condition ; and  although, 
it  is  the  habit  to  abuse  the  Kensingtonians,  yet  we  are 
quite  persuaded,  were  the  Society  to  cast  off  all  their 
purely  local  members  it  could  never  hold  together.  How 


2 


THE  FLORAL  MAGAZINE. 


few  at  a flower  show  really  go  to  look  at  the  flowers ; to 
the  multitude  it  is  a recreation,  a place  to  see  and  be 
seen,  to  hear  bands  and  to  meet  one’s  friends,  but 
nothing  more.  If  instead  of  creating  divisions  the 
various  interests  in  the  Society  were  to  combine,  we  see 
no  reason  why  horticulture  should  not  be  benefited,  and 
the  public  also  amused  and  pleased ; but  wrangling 
committees  and  unwise  circulars  will  never  do  any 
good. 


THE  PATENT  GLASS-CUTTER. 

An  ingenious  contrivance  to  supersede  the  expensive 
glazier’s  diamond,  has  been  forwarded  to  us  by  Messrs. 
Dick  Radcliffe,  and  Co.  It  consists  of  a stem  in  which 
is  enclosed  a small  revolving  steel  cutter,  specially 
hardened  and  tempered,  which  cuts  the  glass  as  it  rolls 
over  the  surface.  This  it  does  admirably;  and  as  it 
can  be  renewed  for  6d.,  and  costs  only  As.  6d.,  we  thiuk 
it  will  be  a boon  to  horticulturists. 


ECHEYERIA  SECUNDAGLAUCA. 

A writer,  in  the  Gardeners  Chronicle  says  this  is  now 
so  universally  recognised  a bedding  plant,  especially  in 
places  where  succulents  are  largely  employed,  that  any 
hint  as  to  wintering  it  may  be  acceptable  to  those  who 
have  little  in-door  room  at  their  disposal.  A plan 
adopted  by  Mr.  Wildsmith,  of  Heckfield  Gardens, 
seems  to  suggest  itself  as  well  worthy  imitation. 
Against  the  south  or  east  part  of  one  of  his  vineries,  or, 
in  fact,  against  any  wall  convenient  for  the  purpose,  Mr. 
Wildsmith  throws  up  a bank  of  soil  nine  inches  or  a 
foot  in  depth  at  the  base,  falling  away  to  nothing  as  it 
reaches  the  top.  The  interior  of  the  bank  is  made  of 
coal  ashes;  layers  of  the  Eckeveria  are  then  placed  in 
lines  on  their  sides,  and  they  are  then  closely  packed 
together,  and  when  the  whole  is  planted  it  is  covered 
with  the  grey  rosettes  of  the  Eckeveria.  In  cases  of 
heavy  rain,  no  water  remains  stationary  on  the  leaves, 
and  being  kept  so  dry,  possible  harm  from  frost  is  reduced 
to  a minimum.  In  some  positions  the  Echeveria  will 
live  through  a mild  winter  when  standing  in  the  open 
ground.  It  suffers  as  much  from  excessive  wet  as  from 
frost ; and  it  is  when  sharp  frost  follows  rain  that  the 
greatest  amount  of  injury  is  done. 


PERSIAN  RANUNCULUS. 

As  the  month  of  February  is  fast  approaching,  and  as 
that  is  the  time  most  suitable  for  planting  the  Persian 
Ranunculus,  we  would  say  a word  on  behalf  of  this  most 


lovely  flower.  We  are  aware  that  it  is  one  that  some- 
what taxes  the  patience  of  the  florist,  but  who  is 
worthy  of  the  name  of  florist  that  will  grudge  pa- 
tience to  possess  a good  bloom  of  a favourite  flower  ? 
And  we  know  of  nothing  more  lovely  than  a large  bed 
of  Ranunculus  : there  are  so  many  hues  of  colour,  the 
shape  is  so  exquisite,  the  delicacy  of  the  markings  so 
great,  that  we  very  much  wonder  it  is  not  more  grown. 
The  newer  varieties  raised  by  the  late  Mr.  George 
Lightbody  and  Mr.  Carey  Tyso  are  robust  and  free 
blooming,  and  with  ordinary  care  will  succeed  in  any 
good  garden  soil ; care  is  needed  in  planting,  so  as  not 
to  get  them  too  deep  or  too  shallow,  and  also  in  watch- 
ing the  period  of  their  lifting,  for  if  left  too  long  they 
begin  to  shoot  again,  and  this  is  fatal  to  the  existence 
of  the  tubers.  We  see,  alas  ! but  few  collections  of  them 
now-a-days ; and  we  suppose  the  only  really  good  one  in 
the  South  of  England  is  that  of  Mr.  Carey  Tyso  of  Wal- 
lingford. 


CATALOGUE  RECEIVED. 

Messrs.  Kelway  and  Son’s  Catalogue  of  Gladioli. — * 
This  contains  the  names  of  an  immense  number  of 
Messrs.  K.’s  seedlings,  as  well  as  the  French  varieties. 
Those  who  have  watched  the  reports  of  the  Shows  will 
be  able  to  select  such  kinds  as  have  been  winning  sorts 
on  the  wonderful  stands  of  blooms  exhibited  by  them ; 
while  others  marked  by  the  approval  of  the  various  hor- 
ticultural tribunals  wrill  be  thus  certified  as  of  good 
quality.  The  bulbs  if  we  may  gather  from  those  we 
ourselves  have  had,  are  fine  and  healthy7. 


The  pink  variety  of  Sedum  spurium  is  a plant,  like 
many  of  its  congeners,  most  simple  and  easy  to  culti- 
vate; in  fact  it  will  thrive  where  most  other  things  will 
perish.  It  flowers  nine  months  out  of  the  twelve,  and  at 
the  present  time,  when  flowers  out  of  doors  are  scarce, 
this  plant  flowers  freely.  Although  a rock  plant,  it  may 
be  grown  in  the  front  row  of  a border,  and  by  side  of 
shady  walks,  and  indeed  in  any  out-of-the-way  place  ; 
it  also  does  well  in  the  most  confined  town  gardens. 


That  most  graceful  of  Palms,  Cocos  Weddelliana,  is 
now  in  flower  in  the  fine  collection  at  the  Victoria  Nur- 
series, Holloway.  That  it  flowers  and  fruits  freely  at  not 
more  than  two  feet  high  shows  it  to  be  as  valuable  in 
compactness  of  habit  as  it  is  unsurpassed  in  grace  among 
Palms.  Every  garden  where  there  is  a warm  house 
should  possess  a plant  or  two  of  this  Palm,  so  useful  for 
the  more  select  class  of  decorations. 


Plate  97. 

ROSE— EMPRESS  OF  INDIA  (LAXTON). 


The  pages  of  the  Floral  Magazine  have  for  many  years  borne  witness  to  the  fact  that 
we  are  endeavouring  in  this  country  to  rival  our  French  neighbours  in  the  production  of 
new  Roses,  as  we  have  long  since  excelled  them  in  the  cultivation  of  those  introduced  from 
France.  We  look  back  with  pride  to  the  remembrance  that  John  Hopper  was  illustrated  in 
our  pages  long  before  it  became  known  to  the  public  as  the  grand  rose  that  it  is  ; and  we 
have  from  time  to  time  recorded  other  successes  of  our  English  raisers.  In  this,  the  last 
English  new  rose,  we  have,  we  hope,  a very  fine  addition  to  the  high-coloured  class  of  roses. 

Mr.  Laxton  has  been  long  known  as  one  of  our  most  skilful  and  intelligent 
hybridizers,  carrying  out  his  operations  in  no  haphazard  manner,  but  on  thoroughly  sound 
principles,  and  he  has  been  eminently  successful  in  his  attempts.  His  peas  have  made  him 
famous  amongst  gardeners  of  every  class,  while  his  successes  as  a raiser  of  seedling  roses 
have  already  gained  him  a claim  on  the  gratitude  of  all  rose  growers.  Annie  Laxton  is  put 
forward  as  one  of  the  most  desirable  introductions  of  recent  years. 

It  was  somewhat  curious  that  two  roses  of  nearly  similar  character  should  have  been 
exhibited  on  the  same  day  at  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  July  16tli — one  from  Thame, 
raised  by  Mr.  J.  Walker,  and  Empress  of  India.  Both  were  awarded  first-class  certificates. 
Beauty  of  Thame  has  passed  into  the  hands  of  Mr.  Charles  Turner,  and  Empress  of  India  has 
become  the  property  of  Messrs.  Paul  and  Son,  of  Cheshunt,  by  whom  it  will  be  distributed 
probably  in  the  autumn  of  the  present  year.  It  is  a remarkably  high-coloured  crimson 
rose,  good  form  and  substance. 


Plate  98. 

TRICHOPILIA  LEPIDA. 

This  species  of  Orchids  contains  many  most  curious  forms,  while  the  manner  in  which 
the  flowers  are  produced,  springing  as  they  do  from  the  base  of  the  pseudo-bulb,  is  very 
unusual.  Many  of  the  flowers  are  very  beautiful,  and  in  this  more  recent  introduction 
we  have  a charming  addition  to  those  already  in  cultivation. 

As  the  different  species  are  natives  of  Central  America,  they  require  the  treatment  of 
what  is  called  a Mexican  house,  and  being  dwarf  evergreen  plants,  they  are  best  grown  in 
pots.  Owing  to  the  peculiar  way  in  which  the  flowers  are  produced  at  the  base  of  the 
pseudo-bulb,  it  is  necessary  in  potting  to  elevate  the  centre  a good  deal,  and  to  keep  all 
above  the  rim  of  the  pot ; the  flowers  will  then  droop  down  gracefully  over  its  sides.  The 
form  known  as  crispa  is  remarkably  fine,  a plant  of  it  having  been  exhibited  by  Mr. 
Warner  at  the  St.  Petersburg  International  Exhibition,  in  1S69,  with  upwards  of  a 
hundred  flowers  upon  it.  In  cultivation  it  is  necessary  to  bear  in  mind  that  water  in  excess 
at  the  roots  is  at  all  times  most  injurious. 

Trichopilia  lepida  was  exhibited  by  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons  at  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society,  in  April  of  last  year,  and  was  awarded  a first-class  certificate.  It  was  introduced 
from  Costa  Rica.  Its  appearance  is  very  striking — pale  lilac  pink,  margined  with  white, 
the  centre  lit  up  with  orange ; the  flowers  are  freely  produced,  but  we  do  not  know  yet 
whether,  like  its  congener,  T.  crispa , it  will  produce  a double  crop  of  bloom  from  the  same 
bulbs.  We  are  indebted  to  the  Messrs.  Veitch  for  the  opportunity  of  figuring  it. 


Plate  99. 


LILIUM  HUMBOLDTII,  var.  PUNCTATUM. 

The  increased  attention  which  has  been  given  of  late  to  the  beautiful  family  of  Lilies 
has  induced  us  to  point  out  another  of  the  more  recent  additions  to  those  already  cultivated 
in  our  gardens. 

America  seems  now,  and  especially  the  more  western  portion  of  North  America,  to  be 
affording  us  some  very  beautiful  species.  The  grand  L.  WasMngtoniamm  comes  from  the 
western  slopes  of  the  Californian  Sierra  Nevada ; we  have  also  L.  Calif ornicum,  a very 
beautiful  species  ; and  L.  Humboldtii,  also  a native  of  the  far  West ; and  also  L.  pardalinum, 
bearing  from  one  to  three  dozen  flowers  on  the  same  stem.  And  as  other  collectors  are  now 
searching  these  almost  unexplored  regions  we  may  hope  for  still  further  additions. 

We  figured  in  our  last  volume  a fine  variety  of  this  grand  Lily,  named  maculatum ; and 
as  illustrating  the  varieties  which  are  to  be  found  in  nature,  we  now  give  one  very  different 
indeed  in  character ; in  the  former  case  the  surface  of  the  flower  was  spotted  with  large 
spots  of  a purplish  colour,  while  in  the  present  instance  the  spots  are  much  smaller  and  far 
more  numerous.  It  was  flowered  in  the  establishment  of  Mr.  W.  Bull,  who  is  well 
known  for  the  zeal  he  has  shown  in  the  introduction  of  many  of  these  beautiful  plants.  As 
these  Lilies  are  quite  hardy  they  will  form  interesting  additions  to  those  herbaceous  borders 
which  are  now,  we  are  glad  to  say,  becoming  more  and  more  in  vogue ; and  though  we 
cannot  entirely  do  away  with  bedding-out  plants,  yet  we  believe  a considerable  modification 
of  the  present  system  will  be  adopted. 


Plate  100. 

ARALIA  GUILFOYLEI. 

Among  the  ornamental  plants  which  are  suitable  to  our  larger  stoves  the  Aralias  hold 
a conspicuous  place  ; while  one  of  them  at  least,  Aralia  papyrifera,  is  a plant  of  economic 
interest,  for  from  it  is  prepared  that  interesting  product  of  the  Chinese,  rice  paper.  This 
species,  which  was  originally  treated  as  a stove  plant,  has  proved  to  be  nearly  if  not  quite 
hardy ; and  when  grown  in  the  open  air,  even  though  cut  down  by  frost,  sends  up  a number 
of  suckers.  Others  of  the  family  are  equally  hardy,  while  many,  as  in  the  case  of  that  we 
now  figure,  require  the  treatment  of  a stove. 

Aralia  Guilfoylei  has  been  introduced  by  Mr.  "VV.  Bull,  and  from  a plant  in  his  collection 
the  drawing  was  made  by  our  artist ; he  describes  it  as  “ a delicate  and  ornamental  plant,  of 
a shrubby  habit,  with  an  erect  stem,  copiously  dotted  with  lenticular  markings,  and  having 
pinnate  leaves  on  longish  smooth  terete  petioles,  and  made  up,  in  the  case  of  young  plants, 
of  from  three  to  seven  stalked  oblong  elliptic  bluntish  leaflets,  which  are  sometimes 
obscurely  lobed,  and  irregularly  spinose  serrate ; these  leaflets  vary  in  size,  from  two  to  three 
inches  long,  and  are  neatly  and  evenly  margined  with  creamy  white,  the  surface  being,  in 
addition,  occasionally  splashed  with  grey.” 

In  the  present  day,  when  ornamental  foliaged  plants  are  so  much  used  for  decoration  in 
rooms,  &c.,  the  Aralias  are  most  useful,  and  we  are  inclined  to  think  that  this  recent 
addition  to  the  family  will  be  found  admirably  adapted,  from  its  graceful  habit  and  distinct 
markings,  for  all  such  purposes,  and  from  the  substance  of  its  foliage  it  will  bear  the 
confinement  of  a room  better  than  many  plants. 


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THE  GARDEN  IN  WINTER. 

It  is  commonly  supposed  that  because  all  around  us  seems 
dark  and  dreary  in  winter,  trees  devoid  of  leaves,  the 
ground  wet  and  uncomfortable,  and  paths  muddy,  that 
a lover  of  flowers  must,  like  some  of  his  favourites,  go  to 
rest  during  the  long  winter  months  ; but  there  can  be  no 
greater  mistake  : we  have  even  then  a busy  time,  and, 
indeed,  we  may  say  a pleasurable  time  also.  Much  of 
our  pleasure  here  lies  in  anticipation,  and  we  are  now 
looking  forward  to  the  achievements  of  another  season. 
We  look  at  our  rose  trees,  they  show  nothing  but  bare 
stems ; but  to  our  fancy  they  are  clothed  with  foliage, 
bright  buds  are  peeping  out  here  and  there,  and  we  see 
a grand  Charles  Lefebre  or  a lovely  Madame  Yidot 
before  us.  We  look  to  our  gladiolus  boxes,  they  contain 
but  dry  roots ; but  already  we  see  in  our  mind’s  eyes 
grand  spikes  of  Meyerbeer  or  Jupiter;  and  then  all  the 
new  ones  we  have  never  seen  ; we  wonder  what  they 
will  be — will  they  surpass  those  of  former  years,  or  shall 
vve  be  doomed  to  disappointment  ? Our  stands  are  already 
arranged,  and  we  are  standing  before  them  with  admiring 
eyes.  Then  looking  at  the  more  practical  side  of  matters, 
we  have  our  ground  prepared  for  peas,  for  many  new 
vegetables  we  hear  a great  deal  of,  and  their  merits  we 
are  about  to  test.  Have  we  a small  greenhouse,  with 
what  pleasure  do  we  look  at  the  bursting  buds  of  the 
Cyclamens,  or  the  Camellia’s  shining  colour,  and  how 
delightful  to  gather  a few  trusses  of  geranium,  and  con- 
vey them  in  for  our  specimen  glasses.  Then  we  have 
stakes  to  get  ready,  labels  to  write,  and  all  sorts  of  little 
matters  to  arrange,  so  that  we  have  no  idle  time ; and 
now  we  are  preparing  to  topdress  our  favourite  auri- 
culas, and  are  wondering  what  sort  of  a bloom  we  shall 
have.  Oh,  no  ! winter  is  not  to  the  gardener  a dreary 
time,  and  he  is  no  true  gardener  who  thinks  thus  of  it. 


THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

The  counsels  that  are  given  for  the  management  of  this 
Society  seem  only  to  make  “ confusion  worse  con- 
founded.” Members  of  former  councils,  which  certainly 
did  not  extricate  the  Society  from  its  difficulties,  now 
wish  to  alter  the  whole  manner  of  deciding  questions 
brought  before  them  by  allowing  votes  by  proxy  ; but  it 
seems  to  us,  of  all  untenable  propositions  this  is  the 
most  so.  It  is  very  easy  for  any  one  of  ordinary  ability 


so  to  represent  a case  that  he  shall  appear  to  have 
right  on  his  side,  and,  indeed,  as  we  know,  to  “ make 
the  worse  appear  the  better  reason,”  and  by  thus  having 
a number  of  votes  in  his  pocket,  to  virtually  decide  a 
question  before  it  is  argued ; whereas,  were  those  persons 
to  hear  the  other  side,  they  might  be  induced  to  alter 
their  decision.  We  know  that  this  method  of  voting 
has  virtually  ceased  in  the  House  of  Lords  ; and  although 
it  is  allowed  in  Joint  Stock  Companies,  grave  doubts 
have  arisen  whether  it  is,  after  all,  advantageous  to  their 
right  management;  and  surely,  after  all,  those  who  live 
in  London  are  those  most  interested  in  the  cause  of  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society.  The  privilege,  such  as  it 
was,  of  obtaining  plants  and  seeds  by  ballot,  is  worth 
nothing  now,  and  never  was  worth  much,  and 
those  who  can  visit  the  trials  at  Chiswick,  or  attend 
the  shows  at  South  Kensington,  are  the  persons  who 
can  feel  the  most  interest  in  the  Society.  It  is  useless 
to  talk  about  the  pure  love  of  horticulture,  and  such  like 
high-flown  notions ; mixed  motives  enter  into  all  things, 
and  we  do  not  doubt  it  is  the  same  here.  The  present 
Council  has  entered  on  its  work  loyally,  and  it  is  a great 
jjity  that  things  cannot  be  let  alone,  to  see  whether  they 
are  able  to  effect  what  they  have  laid  out  as  their  pro- 
gramme for  the  benefit  of  the  Society,  and  the  good  of 
horticulture  generally. 


HONEY’S  VAPORIZING  STOVE. 

The  difficulties  which  the  owners  of  small  greenhouses 
have  to  contend  with  in  keeping  out 
frost  has  been  the  frequent  subject  of 
complaint,  and  we  have  ourselves  ex- 
perienced it ; any  flue  or  boiler  heater 
generally  being  much  more  than  is 
required,  and  consequently  a great 
waste  of  fuel  is  the  result.  Gas  is  so 
deleterious  in  its  effects  on  vegetation 
that  it  is  out  of  the  question  ; and 
hence  anything  that  is  inexpensive 
and  cleanly  must  be  hailed  as  a great 
boon.  The  new  patent  vaporizing 
stoves  which  have  been  brought  out 
by  Mr.  W.  H.  Honey,  of  263,  Regent 
Street,  and  of  which  we  give  an  illustration,  seems  fully 
to  meet  the  difficulty  ; they  have  duplex  or  double  crib 
frames,  are  free  from  smell,  give  off  no  sulphurous 


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fumes,  and  are  cleanly.  Each  stove  has  a vaporizing 
dish  through  which  the  heat  passes,  and  this  causes  a 
slow  evaporation  of  the  water,  so  that  the  dry  heat 
generated  by  metal  stoves  is  completely  avoided  ; nor  is 
the  moisture  sufficient  to  cause  damp.  They  can  be 
carried  about  easily,  present  no  difficulties  in  burning 
and  keeping  clean,  and  will  keep  a small  greenhouse  at 
an  even  temperature  for  thirty  hours;  so  that,  all  things 
considered,  we  do  not  think  a greater  boon  has  been 
offered  of  late  years  to  those  large  numbers  of  persons 
who  own  small  houses,  and  are  perpetually  troubled  as 
to  the  best  way  of  keeping  them  free  from  frost. 


THE  POSTULATA. 

An  eccentric  name  for  a simple  but  really  valuable  in- 
vention. We  all  know  how  many  are  the  contrivances, 
costly  or  otherwise,  for  hiding  the  ugliness  of  the  red 
flower-pot  on  the  dinner  table.  China  and  glass,  satin 


and  wood  and  paper,  have  all  been  brought  into  use  for 
this  purpose  ; but  amongst  the  simpler  contrivances  we 
think  the  best  is  that  which  has  lately  been  introduced 
by  the  same  firm  to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  the 


vaporizing  stove  above  alluded  to.  It  consists  of  pieces 
of  cardboard  mounted  with  medallions,  and  so  con- 
trived that  when  not  in  use  they  can  be  folded  up  and 
put  by.  They  are  also  provided  with  a zinc  saucer  on 
which  the  pot  stands ; and  as  they  are  made  in  all 
colours,  they  can  be  adapted  to  the  character  of  the 
plants  used. 


THE  NEW  BOUQUET  HOLDER. 

We  have  been  favoured  by  Messrs.  Dick  Radclyffe  and 
Co.  with  an  opportunity  of  seeing  the  new  bouquet 
holder,  of  which  the  figures  now  given  are  illustrations. 


H/u/d 

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It  will  be  seen  that  when  not  used  it  can  be  easily  placed 
on  the  table,  so  as  to  make  a vase,  and  thus  the  bouquet 
is  preserved  from  the  ill  effects  of  lying  down  on  its  side. 
It  is  both  effective  and  pretty. 


CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 

Sutton’s  Spring  Catalogue  and  Amateur  Guide  for 
1874. — We  were  struck  on  opening  this  at  the  magnitude 
of  the  establishment  from  whence  it  emanates.  Those  who 
have  not  had  the  opportunity  of  seeing  it  can  now  form 
a tolerably  correct  notion  of  its  vastness  from  the  bird’s- 
eye  view  given  as  the  frontispiece.  The  catalogue  is 
richly  illustrated  with  coloured  plates  and  woodcuts, 
whilst  novelties  in  flowers  and  vegetables  meet  one  con- 
tinually. We  need  not  particularize  these,  as  it  will 
be  better  to  consult  the  catalogue  of  the  great  Reading 
firm. 

Carter’s  Vade  Mecum. — The  edition  for  1874  con- 
tains coloured  plates  of  some  remarkable  novelties,  and 
the  usual  tempting  list  of  seeds  of  all  descriptions. 

Messrs.  Dick  Radclyffe  & Co.’s  Catalogue. — This  firm 
is  so  well  known  for  its  taste  in  decorative  gardening, that, 
as  may  be  expected,  the  catalogue  abounds  with  elegances 
of  all  kinds. 

Catalogue  of  Seeds,  &c.,  Charles  Turner,  Slough. — All 
who  know  Mr.  Turner  are  aware  of  his  care  in  selecting 
what  is  most  suitable,  and  his  present  catalogue  is  a care- 
fully selected  one. 


Plate  101. 

BATEMANNIA  BURTII. 


The  genus  consists  of  some  dwarf,  compact  growing  plants  and  generally  of  free 
flowering  habit.  “ The  species,”  says  Mr.  Williams  in  his  “Orchid  Grower’s  Manual,”  “are 
not  so  strong  as  some  other  Orchids,  but  are  worth  growing,  as  they  are  easily  accommodated 
and  take  but  little  room ; they  will  do  either  in  pots  or  on  blocks  with  moss  ; if  grown  in 
pots,  peat  and  moss  form  the  best  compost ; they  should  be  placed  in  the  cool  house,  with 
a plentiful  supply  of  water  in  the  growing  season.” 

We  have  already  in  our  catalogues  B.  Beaumontii  and  Baton annia  grandijlora,  the  latter  a 
very  curious  and  pretty  Orchid,  to  which  the  species  now  figured  has  a good  deal  of  resem- 
blance, as  it  is  described  as  having  ovate  pseudo-bulbs,  some  three  or  four  inches  long; 
and  two  large,  broad  leathery  leaves,  the  flower  spike  coming  up  with  the  young  growth, 
bearing  three  or  four  flowers  of  curious  structure  ; the  sepals  and  petals  are  olive-green, 
striped  with  reddish-brown ; the  lip  is  white  with  reddish-purple  stripes,  orange  or  yellow 
towards  the  base.  It  will  be  seen  that  in  many  respects  this  would  answer  for  a description 
of  Batemannia  Burtii,  the  violet  feathery  spot  of  the  petals  being  very  marked,  and  the  ground 
colour  being  of  a dark  olive-green. 

This  curious  Orchid  was  exhibited  at  South  Kensington  on  Nov.  12th,  of  last  year; 
by  Mr.  Murrell,  gardener  to  W.  B.  Hume,  Esq.,  and  was  awarded  a first-class  certificate  by 
the  Floral  Committee  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society. 


Plate  102. 

GLADIOLUS  NEOGENES. 

We  have  more  than  once  noticed  the  fact  that  the  English  seedlings  of  this  grand 
autumnal  flower  were  rapidly  gaining  on,  and  in  variety  of  colouring  indeed  surpassing 
the  French  varieties,  and  we  think  that  the  plate  we  now  give  will  fully  bear  out  our 
assertion. 

We  have  during  the  past  season  had  the  opportunity  of  visiting  the  Museums  of  Messrs. 
Kelway  and  Sons,  Langport,  Somerset,  whose  grand  stands  of  seedling  Gladioli  have 
attracted  so  much  attention  and  been  the  subjects  of  so  much  admiration  for  some  years, 
and  nothing  could  surpass  the  perfection  of  some  of  the  blooms  we  there  saw ; nor  is  this 
success  due  to  anything  very  remarkable  in  either  the  soil  or  situation,  for  their  garden  is 
very  much  exposed,  and  the  soil  did  not  seem  to  be  of  a very  kindly  nature — great  care  was, 
however,  given  to  them,  manure  liberally  used — and  the  result  all  frequenters  of  our  great 
Shows  have  seen. 

We  believe  that  Messrs.  Kelway  have  nearly  2000  seedlings  under  name,  and  it  is 
difficult  amongst  so  many  to  choose  the  best ; however,  we  think  that  for  novelty  of 
appearance  Neogenes,  which  we  now  figure,  may  take  rank  as  one  of  the  most  novel  in  colour 
and  grand  in  form.  It  is  of  a rich  rosy  purple  or  magenta  colour  with  a white  line  in  the 
centre  of  the  petal,  and  a white  blotch  on  the  lower  lip,  and  is  of  very  great  size.  An  outline 
sketch  we  have  been  favoured  with  by  the  Messrs.  Kelway,  measuring  five  inches  and  three- 
quarters  across.  It  is  impossible  to  give  in  even  our  large  plate  an  idea  of  the  grandeur  of 
the  spike.  We  have  only  to  add,  that  the  flower  obtained  a first-class  certificate  from  the  Floral 
Committee  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  in  August,  1S73. 


Plate  103. 


CROTON  MAJESTICUM. 

Few  of  our  variegated-leaved  stove  plants  are  more  effective  or  more  easily  grown  than 
the  Crotons,  and  some  of  our  finest  plants  at  Exhibitions  are  to  he  found  amongst  them. 
Being  mostly  natives  of  the  South  Sea  Islands,  they  rejoice  in  a strong  moist  heat  and 
freedom  from  shade,  and  therefore  it  is  better,  in  order  to  get  them  thoroughly  well-coloured, 
to  place  them  near  the  glass.  But  it  is  not  only  in  the  Exhibition  room  or  in  the  stove  that 
they  are  valuable  ; for  standing  well,  as  they  do,  the  confinement  of  a dwelling-house,  they 
are  most  useful  for  decoration,  either  for  the  dinner  table,  when  grown  as  small  plants,  or 
for  vases  for  the  sitting-room,  and  in  summer  time  they  will  be  found  equally  useful  for  the  hall. 

They  are,  as  we  have  said,  easily  managed,  requiring  a rich  loam,  with  a little  peat  and 
sand  added  ; and  as  they  require  abundance  of  water,  the  pots  should  be  thoroughly  well 
drained,  and  where  these  conditions  are  observed  no  difficulty  will  be  experienced  in  their 
culture. 

Many  new  species  have  been  added  to  our  gardens  of  late  years,  some  of  them  being 
most  valuable  additions  ; but  we  do  not  think,  judging  from  the  specimens  that  we  have 
seen,  that  any  of  them  can  be  compared  to  the  very  grand  species  which  we  now  figure, 
which  has  been  imported  from  the  South  Sea  Islands.  It  is  a plant  of  gorgeous  colouring, 
having  narrow  leaves  of  deep  olive-green,  with  deep  scarlet  midrib  and  edging  to  the  leaves, 
and  with  numerous  yellow  and  scarlet  spots  ; the  older  leaves  are  bright  yellow.  The  sketch 
was  made  in  the  establishment  of  Mr.  W.  Bull,  of  the  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  by  whom  the 
plant  will  be  distributed  for  the  first  time  in  August  next. 


Plate  104. 

DISA  BARELLII. 

Very  fresh  in  our  memory  is  the  sight  of  the  grand  terrestrial  Orchid  Disa  (jrandiflora 
when  it  was  first  exhibited  by  our  friend,  Mr.  Charles  Leach,  at  South  Kensington,  and 
deep  also  our  regret  that  after  having,  through  his  kindness,  had  a fine  established 
plant  of  it,  which  bloomed  well  for  some  years  in  succession,  it  unaccountably  perished, 
and  we  have  not  for  years  had  it ; in  fact,  although  Mr.  Leach  found  out  the  secret 
of  growing  it,  yet  it  will,  as  in  our  own  case,  die  off  without  any  apparent  cause.  We 
saw  it  at  Chatsworth  during  the  last  summer,  and  Mr.  Speed  informed  us  that  there  was 
only  one  place  in  the  house  which  seemed  to  suit  it,  and  that  was  near  the  door,  where  it 
had  plenty  of  air  ; and  although  it  has  been  imported  in  considerable  numbers  it  is  still  scarce 
from  the  same  cause. 

It  was  well-known  that  many  other  species  of  this  tribe  of  terrestrial  Orchids  were 
to  be  found  in  the  same  locality  from  whence  Disa  (jrandiflora  and  superba  came,  and  we 
are  indebted  to  Mr.  W.  Bull,  of  Chelsea,  for  an  addition  to  the  already  known  species, 
which  he  has  been  the  means  of  introducing  from  the  Fransborck  mountains  at  the  Cape  of 
Good  Hope,  and  which  has  been  named  in  honour  of  the  collector  who  discovered  it. 
The  specimen  from  whence  the  figure  was  taken  by  our  artist  was  flowered  by  Mr.  Vair, 
gardener  at  Dangstein,  the  seat  of  R.  H.  Nevill,  Esq.,  a place  renowned  for  the  manner  in 
which  horticulture  is  encouraged,  Lady  Dorothy  Nevill  not  only  delighting  in  it,  as  many 
do,  but  showing  by  her  writing  that  she  enters  into  it  practically  as  well  as  theoretically. 

Disa  Darellii  is  of  the  same  character  as  Disa  (jrandiflora,  but  somewhat  different  in 
colour,  the  flowers  being  orange-scarlet,  and  the  petals  marked  with  crimson  veins,  remind- 
ing one  of  the  markings  on  Abutilon  striatum ; it  is  veiy  handsome,  and  well  worth  growing, 
being  a fine  companion  to  those  already  mentioned. 


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THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

We  do  not  know  if  the  period  of  storms  is  ever  to  cease 
in  this  unfortunate  Society,  but  on  reading  the  account 
of  the  Annual  Meeting,  held  on  the  10th  February,  one 
feels  utterly  at  a loss  to  know  what  to  make  of  the  con- 
fusion that  exists — questions  of  legality  or  illegality, 
questions  as  to  whether  the  Society  is  solvent  or  in  a 
bankrupt  condition,  as  to  whether  it  has  a Council  or 
not,  are  freely  bandied  about,  and  it  would  seem  to  be  as 
difficult  to  thread  one’s  way  through  the  matter  as  to 
find  your  destination  in  a Bradshaw.  We  remember  a 
member  of  the  late  Council  writing  to  us  some  years 
ago,  and  saying,  “ There  are  so  many  quagmires  and 
shoals  in  the  Society  that  I find  it  difficult  to  make  out 
my  own  way,  much  less  to  direct  anybody  else.”  This 
seems  to  be  the  case  still,  but  we  think  that  one  thing 
was  clear  at  the  meeting — viz.,  that  the  present  Council 
is  trying  honourably  and  fairly  to  benefit  horticulture, 
and  to  put  the  Society  on  as  sound  a basis  as  possible, 
and  that  it  is  a great  pity  it  is  not  allowed  to  have 
a fair  chance.  Let  it  he  seen  that  it  has  the  confidence 
of  the  Fellows,  and  that  its  object  is  not  to  gain  a 
position  for  its  members,  but  to  work  honestly  in  the 
cause  of  horticulture,  and  then  if  it  fails,  let  others  take 
up  what  seems  to  be  a very  thankless  task.  It  is  much 
to  be  deplored  that  a Society  which  ought  to  combine  the 
best  wishes  and  exertions  of  all  lovers  of  horticulture 
should  be  only  the  arena  on  which  contending  cliques 
desire  to  fight  out  their  petty  squabbles. 


EXHIBITION. 

THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

Feb.  18. 

The  Council  Room  presented  a very  different  aspect  to 
that  which  met  our  view  at  the  January  meeting,  and, 
thanks  to  many  of  our  metropolitan  and  suburban  nur- 
serymen, a brilliant  show  of  flowers  gladdened  the  eyes 
of  the  visitors,  nor  were  novelties  wanting  to  add  their 
charms.  Messrs.  Yeitch,  Bull,  Williams,  Standish,  and 
Turner  contributed  some  fine  collections,  but  our  space 
only  permits  us  to  enumerate  a few. 

In  Mr.  W.  Bull’s  collection  were  some  interesting  no- 
velties,  for  which  first-class  certificates  were  awarded — 
viz.jHippeastrum  picturatum,  small  flowers,  white  ground, 
striped  with  crimson ; Alsophila  elegantissima,  a most 


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graceful  fern,  with  wide -spreading  showy  fronds,  and  Ple- 
ocnemia  Lenzeana,  graceful.  There  were  other  fine 
plants.  Messrs.  Yeitch  and  Sons  had  a beautiful  col- 
lection of  plants,  amongst  which  Angraecum  catratum, 
an  exquisite  Orchid  with  creamy  white  flowers,  received 
a first-class  certificate;  as  did  also  Toxicophlsea  spectabilis, 
a stove  shrub,  with  white  flowers  delicately  scented : 
other  fine  plants  were  Odontoglossum  pulchellum  majus  ; 
Lselia  Pilcherii,  which  has  been  figured  in  the  Floral 
Magazine ; a white  variety  of  Cattleya  Trianae ; 
Amaryllis  Leopoldii,  maroon  crimson  centre,  with  white 
margin,  which  we  have  also  figured;  there  were  also 
some  very  nice  seedling  Amaryllis,  crosses  from  Hip- 
peastrum  pardinum.  Mr.  B.  S.  Williams  had,  amongst 
other  things,  Calanthe  Turned,  very  fine;  Renanthera 
coccinea,  and  Coelogyne  cristata.  Mr.  C.  Turner,  of 
Slough,  sent  a very  beautiful  collection  of  Aucubas  in 
berry,  trained  as  standards  and  laden  with  fruit,  the  most 
beautiful,  perhaps,  being  Alba  variegata,with  large  bunches 
of  coral-like  berries.  Mr.  W.  Paul,  of  Waltham  Cross, 
had  a beautiful  collection  of  cut  blooms  of  Camellias, 
embracing  most  of  the  finest  varieties  of  this  generally 
admired  flower,  such  as  Alba  plena.  Marchioness  of 
Exeter,  Bealii,  Sarah  Frost,  Jenny  Lind,  and  Imbricata. 
From  Mr.  Perkins,  of  Leamington,  came  a number  of 
plants  of  a new  Chinese  Primula,  Prince  Arthur,  rosy- 
crimson,  very  novel  and  semi-double  : for  this  a first- 
class  certificate  was  awarded.  Mr.  R.  Dean  had  the 
same  award  for  a new  Primrose  called  Violacea. 

There  was  but  little  competition  for  the  liberal  prizes 
offered  by  Mr.  George  Lee  of  Clevedon,  Somerset,  for 
his  new  Violet,  Victoria  Regina,  and  none  of  those  ex- 
hibited were  remarkable.  The  first  prize  was  awarded 
to  Mr.  R.  Dean  of  Ealing,  and  we  may  mention  as  last, 
but  not  least,  one  of  the  most  interesting  plants  shown, 
Dendrobiuin  Ainsworthii,  a hybrid  between  Dendrobium 
lieterocarpum  and  Dendrobium  nobile,  raised  by  Mr. 
Mitchell,  gardener  to  Dr.  Ainsworth,  Manchester. 
Altogether  the  exhibition  was  a very  interesting  one. 


TRELOAR’S  COCOA-NUT  MATS. 

The  firm  of  Treloar  and  Co.  of  Ludgate  Hill,  has  long 
been  noted  for  the  excellence  of  the  mats  produced  by 
it,  for  indoor  purposes,  and  it  has  now  conferred  a boon 
on  horticulturists  in  the  production  of  a cheap  and 
durable  mat  to  supersede  the  untidy  and  frail  Archangel 
bast-mats.  We  have  had  two  of  them  in  use  all  the 


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THE  FLORAL  MAGAZINE. 


winter;  we  have  subjected  them  to  the  very  roughest 
treatment : they  have  been  saturated  with  water,  stiffened 
with  frost,  and  trodden  under  foot;  and  yet  now,  at  the 
end  of  four  months,  they  are  as  sound  as  ever,  while  the 
ordinary  bast-mats  are  all  in  pieces.  We  are  quite  sure 
that  when  they  become  generally  known  they  will,  for 
protecting  purposes,  quite  supersede  the  older  kinds. 


REVIEWS. 

The  Treasury  of  Botany : A Popular  Dictionary  of  the 
Vegetable  Kingdom,  with  which  is  Incorporated  a 
Glossary  of  Botanical  Terms.  Edited  by  John 
Lindley,  M.D.,E.R.S.,  F.L.S.,  and  Thomas  Moore, 
F.L.S.,  assisted  by  numerous  contributors.  New 
and  Revised  Edition,  with  Supplement,  2 vols.  Long- 
mans & Co. 

This  work  is  truly  a multum  in  parvo — rather  too  much 
so  for  the  benefit  of  our  eyes.  It  is,  however,  our  con- 
stant companion  and  the  best  work  of  its  kind.  We 
have  rarely  consulted  it  in  vain;  and  now  that  a supple- 
ment of  a hundred  pages  of  new  matter,  comprising 
more  than  a thousand  articles,  references,  and  additions, 
is  annexed,  the  chance  of  doing  so  is  greatly  diminished. 
The  supplement  includes  a great  number  of  additional 
and  recent  genera,  besides  much  new  and  valuable  in- 
formation respecting  many  embodied  in  the  work ; and, 
in  fact,  posts  the  general  student  up  to  the  present  state 
of  Botanical  Science.  F.L.S. 


Notes  on  Lilies  and  their  Culture.  By  Messrs. 

Teutschel  and  Co.,  Colchester. 

The  increased  taste  for  this  beautiful  tribe  of  plant  is 
manifesting  itself  in  various  ways,  and  we  hail  the 
appearance  of  this  little  handbook  as  an  additional  proof 
of  it,  and  as  to  this  firm  we  otve  the  introduction  of 
the  very  beautiful  Lily  figured  in  our  present  number, 
no  better  opportunity  cau  be  afforded  of  drawing  atten- 
tion to  this  very  useful  brochure.  It  is  gracefully  dedi- 
cated to  a gentleman  who  has  done  very  much  by  his 
own  example,  and  by  the  liberality  he  always  displays  in 
distributing  amongst  his  friends  many  of  his  pets,  to 
increase  their  cultivation,  George  F.  Wilson,  Esq.,  of 
Heatherbank,  Weybridge  Heath. 

We  have  most  careful  and  at  the  same  time  very 
simple  directions  given  as  to  the  culture,  and  the  authors 
evidently  lean  to  the  open-air  cultivation  in  preference 
to  pots.  Certainly  the  arguments  brought  forward  are 
very  cogent,  but  our  own  experience  goes  rather  the 
other  way  : it  is  not  that  they  are  not  perfectly  hardy, 
but  that  we  find  them  very  much  injured  by  worms  and 


grubs  of  various  kinds,  and  prefer  growing  them  in  pots, 
in  a cool  vinery,  and  then  plunging  them  in  the  open 
ground  in  cocoa-nut  fibre,  or  some  similar  material. 
The  soil  recommended  varies  in  different  sections ; for 
the  Canadense  section,  for  example,  moist  boggy  soil  is 
recommended.  The  Martagons  and  stronger  growing 
kinds  delight  in  loam,  as  does  Auratum ; for  the 
Umbellatum  section,  light  rich  soil  is  recommended,  and 
in  every  instance  deep  planting  is  recommended,  some 
of  the  California  Lilies  being  found  two  or  three  feet 
deep  among  stones ; they  should  always  be  kept 
moist.  Large  pots  are  recommended  where  they  are  so 
grown. 

After  the  directions  given  as  to  soil,  a very  careful  and 
elaborate  description  of  all  the  known  species  is  given, 
and  letters  and  papers  from  Lily  cultivators  are  added, 
amongst  others  by  M.  Ducharter,  Max  Leitchlin,  of 
Carlsruhe,  Mr.  Wilson,  &c.,  and  Mr.  Baker’s  synopsis  of 
the  whole  tribe  is  added.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that 
everything  that  can  be  of  use  to  the  admirer  of  the  Lily 
tribe  is  contained  in  this  little  book,  and  we  can  con- 
scientiously recommend  it  to  all  who  take  an  interest  in 
them;  to  the  beginner  there  are  many  most  valuable 
hints,  while  the  experienced  grower  will  find  much  that 
he  may  need  in  the  way  of  reference. 


CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 

Seed  Catalogues  are  now  pouring  in;  every  year  seems 
to  increase  their  number,  and  we  may  add  also  their 
efficiency.  Certainly  no  one  need  now  be  ignorant  of  the 
best  method  of  managing  his  garden,  if  it  be  true  that 
in  the  multitude  of  counsellors  there  is  wisdom.  We 
select  a few. 

Messrs.  Hooper  & Co.’s  Gardening  Guide  and  General 
Catalogue. — A very  full  catalogue  of  seeds  and  flowers, 
with  a “ Monthly  Remembrancer  of  Seeds  to  be  Sown,” 
notes  on  management,  and  very  numerous  woodcut  illus- 
trations. 

Veitch  and  Son’s  Catalogue  of  Seeds,  &c.— One  well 
worthy  of  the  high  reputation  of  this  eminent  firm. 

B.  S.  Williams’  Catalogue  of  Seeds. — Not  quite  so 
pretentious  as  some,  but  bearing  the  mark  of  Mr.  W.’s 
thoroughly  practical  way  of  looking  at  things. 

Messrs.  J.  Cutbush  & Sons,  Highgate.— Another  ex- 
cellent catalogue. 

Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  & Son’s  Catalogue  of  Flower, 
Vegetable,  and  Agricultural  Seeds.  Full,  ably  compiled, 
and  well  illustrated,  particularly  in  the  Flower  and 
Ornamental  Plant  department,  and  containing  novelties 
of  great  beauty  and  interest. 


Plate  105. 

LILIUM  KRAMERIANUM,  OR  KRAMERI. 

The  recently  revived  taste  for  the  very  beautiful  and  varied  class  of  Lilies  has  occasioned 
the  introduction  of  many  new,  and  the  reintroduction  of  many  scarce  and  almost  forgotten 
species.  Japan  and  North  America  have  furnished  a very  large  portion  of  these  novelties, 
and  we  doubt  not  that  the  enterprise  and  skill  of  our  modern  horticulturists  will  he  rewarded 
by  many  additions  to  a tribe  so  fragrant,  so  beautiful  and  varied,  and  possessing  so  many 
claims  on  the  attention  of  all  who  love  a garden.  They  are  perfectly  hardy,  the  flowers  are 
admirably  adapted  for  cutting,  as  they  last  a long  while ; they  form  beautiful  effects  in  the 
conservatory,  and  when  planted  in  American-borders  amongst  Rhododendrons  and  other 
plants  of  a similar  character,  they  are  very  effective — 4hese  are  surely  recommendations 
entitling  them  to  a large  share  of  popular  favour. 

Messrs.  Teutschel  and  Co.,  of  Colchester,  as  agents  for  Messrs.  Kramer,  of  Yokohama, 
have  been  the  means  of  introducing  many  fine  species  of  Lilies,  and  amongst  them  we 
may  fairly  class  the  very  beautiful  one  which  we  now  figure.  It  was  exhibited  last  year  at 
Kensington,  and  received  a first-class  certificate  from  the  Floral  Committee  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,  where  it  attracted  considerable  attention,  suggesting  the  idea  of  a 
natural  hybrid  between  longijlorum  and  auratum.  It  bears  a considerable  resemblance  to 
the  latter  Lily,  both  in  shape  and  size,  but  has  neither  spot  nor  central  band ; the  petals  are 
suffused  with  a light  delicate  pink  blush.  Mr.  Kramer  writes,  “Amongst  them  are  some  new 
and  startling  varieties  of  all  colours,  from  a pure  white  to  a rich  rose  or  mauve  tint.  When 
well  cultivated  at  home,  it  will  make  a charming  Lily.” 


Plate  106. 

BILLBERGIA  SAUNDERSII. 

The  Bromeliads,  to  which  family  Billbergia  belongs,  is  one  composed  of  plants  of 
singular  form  and  appearance.  We  have  already  in  our  plates  of  /Echmea  Mar  ice  regina, 
Vriesia  brachgstachgs,  and  Tillandsia  Lindeni,  given  illustrations  of  some  of  the  genera,  and  we 
now  add  from  the  extensive  collection  of  Mr.  W.  Bull  the  present  plate  of  Billbergia 
Saundersii. 

The  cultivation  of  this  class  of  plants  is,  for  those  who  are  possessed  of  a stove,  by  no 
means  difficult ; they  should  be  grown  in  a compost  composed  of  light  loam,  peat,  sand,  and 
a little  leaf  mould.  Owing  to  their  habit  of  growth,  the  centre  of  the  plant  is  hollow  and 
capable  of  holding  water,  and  it  is  well  to  pour  some  into  this  central  hollow.  As  the  beauty 
of  these  plants  consists  greatly  in  their  gorgeously-coloured  bracts,  they  remain  in  perfection 
a long  time,  and  are  therefore  well  suited  for  decoration  for  the  house  or  table. 

Billbergia  Saundersii  is,  says  Mr.  Bull,  a very  distinct  epiphytal  perennial,  the  leaves  of 
which  are  few  in  number  and  embrace  each  other  in  a tubulose  manner  at  the  base  ; they 
are  dull  green  on  the  upper  surface,  the  lower  surface  and  the  cylindrical  portion  purplish, 
scattered  over  with  unequal  whitish  blotches,  which  are  also  apparent  on  the  upper  surface ; 
the  flowers  are  in  slender,  half-nodding  racemes,  a foot  long,  the  scapes  being  furnished  with 
long  crimson  bracts ; those  of  the  inflorescence  loose  and  spreading,  the  calyx  deep  dull 
Crimson,  and  the  corolla,  which  extends  one  inch  and  a half  beyond  it,  indigo  blue  towards 
the  tip ; the  anthers  are  orange-coloured ; it  comes  from  Bahia. 

Billbergia  Saundersii  has  been  recently  introduced  by  Mr.  Bull,  and  has  been  announced 
by  him  for  the  first  time,  in  his  catalogue,  just  published. 


Plate  107. 

ALOCASIA  ILLUSTRIS. 


Latety  we  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing,  at  the  magnificent  mansion  of  the  Duke  of 
Devonshire,  at  Chatsworth,  some  grand  specimens  of  Alocasia  and  the  allied  genus  of  Arads, 
which  form  noble  specimens  for  the  aquatic  stove.  They  require  in  cultivation  a compost  of 
peat  and  well  decomposed  manure  in  equal  parts,  with  the  addition  of  a little  loam  and  silver 
sand,  an  abundant  supply  of  moisture  at  the  roots,  and  a strong  moist  heat.  No  better  place 
can  be  provided  for  them  than  standing  them  on  the  wall  of  the  tank  in  an  aquatic  stove, 
although  they  will  do  well  in  any  place  where  a good  moist  heat  can  be  given. 

There  are  already  in  cultivation  some  fine  species  of  this  genus,  and  Mr.  Bull  has  been 
enabled  to  add  another  very  interesting  one  to  those  already  known.  He  describes  it  as  a 
free-growing,  bold-liabited  stove  perennial,  intermediate  in  its  general  aspect  between 
Alocasia  and  Caladium.  The  leaf-stalks  are  erect,  and  have  a brownish-purple  tint,  while 
the  leaf-blades  are  deflexed,  one  foot  and  a half  in  length,  ovately  sagittate ; the  colour  is  a 
rich  green,  marked  between  the  principal  veins  by  broad  patches  of  blackish  olive,  extending 
almost  from  the  midrib  to  the  margin,  and  forming  a striking  contrast  with  the  brighter 
green  portions  of  the  leaf  surface.  It  is  somewhat  in  the  way  of  Alocasia  Jenningsii , but  is  of 
much  larger  and  more  vigorous  growth,  and  of  a lighter,  less  glaucous  green.  It  has  been 
imported  from  the  East  Indies,  and  we  are  sure  only  requires  to  be  known  to  make  it  a 
popular  plant  with  all  who  cultivate  Aroids. 


Plate  108. 

DOUBLE  SALMON  PELARGONIUM— ASA  GRAY. 

To  the  French  nurserymen  and  amateurs  is  due  the  merit  of  adding  to  the  numerous 
varieties  of  Zonal  Pelagoniums,  already  existing  in  our  gardens,  those  double  forms  Avhicli 
have  for  some  years  had  so  many  admirers  (and  we  may  add  detractors)  ; and  although  our 
English  raisers  have  improved  upon  these  efforts,  yet  it  seems  as  if  the  next  important  step 
was  still  to  be  made  by  the  former. 

We  were  somewhat  excited  by  the  news  last  season,  that  new  double  white  varieties 
had  been  raised  at  Lyons,  Nancy,  and  other  places  ; but,  alas,  like  a good  many  anticipations, 
they  have  been  doomed  to  disappointment ; the  only  double  white  at  all  worthy  of  the  name 
is  Aline  Sisley,  raised  by  the  well-known  amateur  M.  Jean  Sisley,  of  Lyons;  but  it  is,  after 
all,  only  a semi-double,  and  the  colour  is  by  no  means  pure.  It  may  be,  however,  the  precursor 
of  others,  and  as  such  will  not  meet  with  the  condemnation  which  has  been  justly  meted  out 
to  such  rubbish  as  alba  plena,  &c. 

Amongst  those  which  were  sent  out  by  Mons.  Alegetiere,  of  Lyons,  we  received  a 
plant  of  a variety  said  to  be  a double  salmon-coloured  one.  As  we  have  grown  all  the 
recent  introductions  in  our  own  greenhouse,  we  have  been  enabled  to  form  a tolerably 
accurate  judgment  of  their  relative  value  and  importance,  and  we  have  come  to  the  conclusion 
that  Asa  Gray  is  decidedly  the  best  of  the  whole  collection.  It  is  entirely  novel  in  colour, 
being  of  a bright  rosy  salmon,  somewhat  lighter  at  the  edges.  The  plant,  like  all  the  double 
varieties,  is  robust,  and  the  trusses  of  flowers  are  very  freely  produced,  so  that  it  will  be  a 
valuable  addition  to  the  stage  of  blooming  plants. 


105 


LILIUM  RRAMERI  ANUM. 


W.  G.  Smith, E.LS . del  el 1 1 tfa . 


FLORAL  MAMZIN1.  NEW  SEMES. 
L. Reeve  & Co.  5.  Henrietta  St.  Covent  Garden. 


Vincent  Brooks  Day  ^ - cn 


106 


W.GrSmith,F.L.S,clel  etlith 


B I LLBERGI  A 


SAUNDERS  I I. 


V.Biodks.Day&Son.lmp 


FLORAL  MAGAZINE  NEW  SEBIES 
L.Reeve  8cCo.5.Hemaetta.  St.  Cotent  Garden. 


107. 


"W  G\?mithJ’,.L.S,ddetHth.. 


ALOCAS1  A 


1LLUSTK1 S 


V.  Brooks.Daj&SonJmp . 


FIOEAL  MAGAZINE  NEW  SEBEES 
I.Reeve  &Co.5,Hennetta,  St.Coveirt  Garden.. 


108 


W.  G,SmitHJVL.S.del  etlith. 


DOUBLE  SALMON  PELARGONIUM. 

"Asa  Gray1’ 

FLORAL  MAGAZINE.  NEW  SERIES 
L.Reeve  & Co.  5.  Henrietta.  St.Covrait  Garden. 


Y Ero  cis.Day  & S on  Imp 


THE  ELOBAL  MAGAZINE 


NEW  SERIES.] 


APRIL,  1874. 


THE  COLOURS  OF  FLOWERS. 

No  art  can  possibly  do  justice  to  the  refulgent  tints 
found  amongst  flowering  plants.  It  is  not  only  in  the 
flaming  scarlets  and  crimsons  that  art  fails,  for  it  falls 
equally  short  in  any  attempt  to  exactly  reproduce  the 
most  modest  tints.  It  is  common  to  hear  those  who  are 
not  intimately  acquainted  with  flowers  say  that  certain 
artists  exaggerate,  in  their  pictures,  the  rich  coloration 
of  nature,  but  this  is  simply  impossible : and  plant- 
growers  know  only  too  well  that  no  artist  can  satisfac- 
torily put  on  paper  or  canvas  the  tints  of  his  favourites. 

True  it  is,  that  one  sees  at  exhibitions  of  oil  and  water- 
colour paintings,  and  in  some  magazines — as  in  the  one 
we  now  write  for — plants  portrayed  in  which  the  colours 
seem  refulgent  enough  ; but  if  these  copies  from  nature 
be  placed  side  by  side  with  nature  itself,  there  is  as 
much  difference  between  the  colours  of  the  two  as  between 
harmony  and  discord  in  music. 

The  one  thing  artists  can  never  perfectly  get  is 
transparency,  and  this  difficulty  is  far  more  insurmount- 
able in  the  illustrations  for  a journal  like  the  Floral 
Magazine.  It  is  as  impossible  to  represent  the  opal-like 
light  seen  passing  through  the  petals  of  some  white  lilies 
as  it  would  he  to  paint  the  rays  of  light  playing  about  a 
diamond,  or  the  blaze  of  fire  from  the  sun  itself.  The  best 
and  purest  scarlet  colour  used  by  artists,  if  placed  by  the 
side  of  the  petals  of  a Field  Poppy  or  Geranium,  imme- 
diately looks  like  a piece  of  clay.  The  same  with  crimsons  : 
our  best  crimson  lakes,  when  placed  near  the  petals  of 
some  Geraniacese,  at  once  put  on  a liver-like  appearance. 
Scarlets,  in  nature,  are  transparent,  and  such  a thing  as 
a transparent  scarlet  pigment  is  unknown.  Now  if  we 
glaze  over  one  of  our  artificial  scarlets  with  a wash 
of  pure  purple,  the  painting  immediately  looks  like  mud  ; 
but  what  is  more  common  in  some  scarlet  Orchids  (as  in 
Masdevallia  Veitchii)  than  to  see  a vivid  scarlet,  shot 
with  brilliant  purple?  On  an  examination  of  the 
epidermal  cells  with  a microscope  some  of  the  mystery 
is  explained,  but  any  attempt  at  imitation  inevitably 
ends  in  failure.  The  same  remarks  apply  with  equal 
truth  to  all  other  tints — be  they  purple,  blue,  green, 
yellow,  or  orange.  It  is  in  the  experience  of  every  artist 
that,  on  looking  at  some  flower  possessing  brilliant 
coloration,  the  tint  he  at  first  took  for  scarlet  soon 
appears  to  him  as  scarlet-orange;  when,  on  returning 
to  the  plant,  it  is  crimson-scarlet,  or  a crimson  pos- 
sibly shot  with  some  magenta  hue.  In  every  light 


[No.  28. 


flowers  display  new  tints,  new  effects  of  light  and 
shade,  and  new  beauties,  which  the  artist  is  indeed  for- 
tunate if  he  can  at  all  catch.  Yellows,  as  found  in  some 
Oncidiums,  are  very  pure  and  lovely,  and  our  chromes 
come  nearest ; hut  chromes  are  perfectly  opaque,  whilst 
the  yellows  in  the  Orchids  are  as  perfectly  transparent. 
It  is  common  for  artists  to  fail  in  their  tints  of  green, 
not  because  of  their  non-appreciation  of  the  colour,  but 
because  no  artificial  greens  can  be  found  or  compounded 
to  properly  match  nature.  Some  light-coloured  Roses 
are  especially  difficult  ; the  petals  do  not  appear  of  the 
same  tint  when  detached  from  the  flowers,  and  in 
matching  the  hue  for  imitation,  the  petals  first  appear 
rose,  with  a blush  of  transparent  scarlet;  then  a sugges- 
tion of  salmon  colour  shows  itself,  or  a glimmering  of 
rosy-purple,  which  in  theory  seems  impossible,  but  in 
nature  is  a reality.  These  tints,  without  doubt,  all 
exist  in  the  flower  itself,  but  no  artist,  except  the  Great 
Designer  of  all  flowers,  can  perfectly  reproduce  them. 

W.  G.  S. 


FLOWER  SIIOAYS. 

Two  very  brilliant  and  successful  Exhibitions  of  Flowers 
were  held  by  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  at  South 
Kensington  on  March  4th  and  18th.  At  the  first  meet- 
ing, Messrs.  Veiteh  exhibited  an  excellent  group  of 
Orchids,  Roses,  and  Clematis,  together  with  a magnifi- 
cent new  Rhododendron,  Duchess  of  Edinburgh,  and  a 
new  Orchid  recently  described  in  the  Gardener's  Chro- 
nicle for  March  7th,  by  Professor  Reichenbaeh,  under 
the  name  of  Dendrobium  Boxallii.  We  intend  to  give 
figures  of  both  these  plants  in  our  next  number.  Mr. 
Bull  sent  Eucholirium  corallinum,  which  we  shall  illus- 
trate, and  a striking  new  species  of  Medinilla;  whilst 
Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  and  Sons  furnished  a fine  col- 
lection of  Cyclamens  and  other  plants  of  great  beauty 
and  interest.  The  Flower  Show  of  March  18th  was 
principally  interesting  on  account  of  the  admirable  dis- 
play of  Hyacinths,  furnished  by  Messrs.  Yeitch,  Cut- 
bush,  Carter,  and  Wm.  Paul.  We  shall  shortly  figure 
a notable  new  Hyacinth  exhibited  by  the  first-mentioned 
firm.  Tulips,  Crocuses,  and  Cyclamens  were  well  shown ; 
as  were  novelties  in  Hardy  Primroses  by  Mr.  R.  Dean, 
of  Ealing.  Amongst  Orchids,  Messrs.  Yeitch,  Williams, 
and  Bull  were  the  principal  exhibitors,  the  latter  gentle- 
man sending  a magnificent  plant  of  Masdevallia  Lindeni, 
said  to  be  the  finest  in  Europe;  and  Mr.  Williams,  who 


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was  first  in  this  nurseryman’s  class,  showed  a fine  Pha- 
lsenopsis  grandiflora,  with  four  spikes,  as  well  as  many 
other  Orchids.  Mr.  Denning,  gardener  to  Lord  Londes- 
borough,  was,  as  usual,  first  in  the  amateur’s  class.  Our 
space  is  altogether  too  limited  to  enumerate  at  length 
the  plants  exhibited;  they  will  all  be  found  referred  to 
in  detail  in  the  pages  of  the  various  weekly  journals  de- 
voted to  Horticulture. 


REVIEWS. 

Orchids,  and  IIow  to  Grow  Them  in  India  and  other 
Tropical  Climates.  By  Samuel  Jennings,  F.L.S., 
F.R.H.S.,  late  Vice-President  of  the  Agri-Horticul- 
tural  Society  of  India.  Part  I.  L.  Reeve  and  Co. 

This  is  likely  to  prove  a very  valuable  book  for  growers 
of  Orchids  in  this  and  other  temperate  countries,  as  well 
as  for  those  who  reside  in  the  tropics,  for  Mr.  Jennings 
not  only  brings  a knowledge  of  species  to  the  task  before 
him,  but  that  best  of  all  knowledge  required  for  a work 
like  that  before  us,  which  is  gained  only  by  the  actual 
experience  of  the  requirements  of  these  curious  and 
beautiful  plants  whilst  under  cultivation. 

The  introductory  matter  is  exceedingly  interesting, 
so  is  the  chapter  on  the  cultivation  of  Orchids ; and  the 
very  name  of  the  third  chapter  (in  this  part  necessarily 
left  unfinished),  “The  History  of  Orchids,”  shows  what 
may  be  expected  from  our  author. 

The  first  part  treats,  1st,  of  Cattleya  Exoniensis,  with 
a descriptive  list  of  all  the  known  hybrids  of  Cattleya ; 
2nd,  Dendrobium  Wardianum,  with  full  descriptions  of 
all  the  Dendrobes  most  worthy  of  cultivation  ; 3rd,  An- 
grsecum  sesquipedale,  with  a similar  list  of  all  the 
species  best  worth  cultivati  , , and  4th,  Cypripedium 
Sedeni,  with  a list  and  full  descriptions  of  all  the  known 
hybrid  Cypripediums. 

The  work  is  the  same  size  as  the  Floral  Magazine, 
and  four  coloured  plates  are  given  of  the  handsome 
plants  above  mentioned. 


California  Horticulturist  and  Floral  Magazine,  San 

Francisco.  No.  I.  Jan.  1874.  The  first  part  of  this 
Magazine  contains  several  valuable  articles,  well  written 
and  of  great  interest ; but  the  coloured  illustration  of 
Lilium  Bloomerianum  (L.  Ilurnboldtii)  is  execrable  both 
in  drawing  and  colour.  It  is  as  unlike  nature  as  pos- 
sible, and  one  of  the  worst  plates  we  have  seen. 

H Illustration  Ilorticole,  Ghent,  which  is  now  pub- 
lished in  English  as  well  as  French,  contains  in  its  first 
part  a large  but  rather  formal  plate,  printed  in  colours, 
of  Oncidium  fuscatum,  Reich,  f.  Ccroxylon  andicola, 


Humb.  et  Bonp.,  a fine  New  Grenada  Palm ; and 
Camellia,  “ Don  Pedro,”  a first-class  beautiful  white 
variety,  petals  here  and  there  faintly  striped  with  delicate 
rose.  The  proof  sheets  of  the  English  edition  should  be 
more  carefully  revised  : “ rustic”  is  spelt  “ Rustike 
“ awakened”  is  spelt  “ awakeed ;”  “ personally”  is  spelt 
“ personnally,”  &c. 

La  Belgique  Ilorticole,  Liege,  Jan.  1874,  contains  a 
fine  double  plate,  well  printed  in  colours,  of  Billbergia 
vittata,  Brong.,  var.  Amabilis,  in  which  the  individual 
flowers  and  bracts  are  much  the  same  in  colour  with 
Mr.  Bull’s  Billbergia  Saundersii,  figured  in  our  last 
number,  but  with  foliage  and  habit  altogether  dif- 
ferent. 

Gartenjlora,  Erlangen,  Jan.  1874,  contains  a large 
double  plate,  indifferently  printed  in  colours,  of  Pit- 
cairnia  undulata,  Scheidw. ; a double  plate  of  Saxifraga 
florulenta,  Moretti — a handsome  species,  with  pale  rose- 
coloured  flowers. 


GARDEN  FLOWERS. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  of  late  years  a strong  re- 
action has  taken  place  in  favour  of  the  good  old- 
fashioned  flowers  of  our  gardens,  which  had  been  well 
nigh  pushed  out  of  their  places  by  the  old  bedding-out 
system.  Most  of  the  best  new  florist’s  flowers  we  have 
from  time  to  time  illustrated,  as  our  plates  of  new 
Antirrhinums,  Auriculas,  Carnations,  Pansies,  Penste- 
mons,  Picotees,  Pinks,  Violas,  &c.,  abundantly  prove. 
All  matters  pertaining  to  gardens,  gardening,  and 
garden  literature,  have  long  been  making  great  advances 
in  this  country  and  abroad,  and  the  culture  of  plants 
has  made  such  strides  that  flower-growing  for  show  pur- 
poses, as  well  as  for  the  intrinsic  pleasure  imparted  by 
their  simple  cultivation  for  their  own  sakes,  is  carried 
on  by  all  classes  of  society,  from  the  highest  to  the 
lowest;  whilst  the  trade  catalogues  of  our  plant  mer- 
chants are  no  longer  mere  dry  lists,  as  formerly,  but 
books  often  beautifully  illustrated,  in  every  way  worthy 
of  the  drawing-room  table,  and  valuable  alike  for  the 
figures  of  plants  they  contain  and  the  scientific  infor- 
mation they  impart. 

During  the  last  summer  we  had  a series  of  garden- 
flowers  sent  to  us  for  inspection  from  Messrs.  J.  C. 
Wheeler  & Son,  of  Gloucester,  of  such  superior  merit 
that  we  conceive  they  deserve  more  than  a passing 
notice  from  us ; and  of  these  we  were  especially  pleased 
with  a set  of  French  Marigolds,  of  which  we  here  illus- 
trate two— viz.,  the  “ Gold  Striped”  and  “ Dwarf 
Pigmy ;”  the  figures  show  the  habit  of  growth  of  the 
plants  as  well  as  representations  of  the  individual  flowers 


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natural  size.  The  first  is  certainly  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  of  all  the  French  Marigolds,  its  colours  being 
rich  and  distinctly  marked ; it  is  evidently  a first-class 
plant  for  ribbon  borders  and  beds,  also  (when  cut  for 
vases)  most  suitable  for  drawing-room  decoration. 
“ Dwarf  Pigmy”  is  a very  dwarf  and  compact  plant,  and 
worthy  of  a place  in  every  garden  of  “sweet-scented 
flowers,”  for  that  it  comes  under  the  latter  category  we 
think  there  can  be  no  doubt,  the  odour  of  the  flowers, 
though  peculiar,  being  most  refreshing  and  delightful, 
especially  after  rain  and  our  heavy  morning  dews.  We 
regret  that  we  have  not  room  for  a figure  of  the  grand 
“ African  Quilled  Marigold,”  certainly  the  largest  and 
most  perfect  of  all  this  interesting  tribe.  This  plant, 


FRENCH  MARIGOLDS “GOLD  STRIPED 


pale  mauve  flowers.  Very  fine,  too,  is  Messrs.  Wheeler’s 
“ Double  Indian  Pink,”  the  seeds  having  been  saved 
from  a very  choice  strain ; the  flowers  comprise  the 
richest  colours  in  combination  with  the  most  delicate 
markings : this  notable  pink  is  a hardy  perennial,  but  if 
the  seeds  are  sown  in  the  early  spring  the  plants,  we  are 
assured,  will  flower  the  same  year.  No  flowers  are  more 
useful  for  winter  decoration  than  those  of  Helichrysum, 
of  which  Messrs.  Wheeler  sent  us  a number  of  mag- 
nificent varieties  last  summer  ; these  cut  flowers  have 
been  in  vases  ever  since  that  time  (now  more  than  six 
months),  and  they  l’etain  their  pristine  colours  and 
original  forms  just  as  at  the  individual  moment  when 
they  were  first  gathered.  Ageratum  “ Imperial  Blue,” 


AND  “ DWARF  PIGMY.” 


from  its  being  so  beautifully  cpiilled  and  so  very  double, 
is  simply  invaluable  (after  putting  aside  its  usefulness  in 
the  garden)  for  cutting  and  show  purposes.  We  now 
simply  pass  over  the  first-rate  strains  of  Primulas, 
Auriculas,  and  Cinerarias,  sent  out  by  this  firm,  to  refer 
at  once  to  their  varieties  of  German  Stocks  and  Asters ; 
of  these  the  best  is  “ East  Lothian,”  with  its  immense 
spikes  of  bloom  of  brilliant  purple,  scarlet,  pure  white, 
and  dark  crimson;  and  “Mauve  Beauty,”  a magnificent 
variety,  origiually  raised  by  our  friend,  Mr.  Richard 
Dean,  of  Ealing,  and  figured  by  us  (Plate  38)  in  our 
volume  for  1872.  It  will  be  remembered  that  this  plant 
has  a true  pyramidal  habit,  with  dense  masses  of  lustrous 


and  the  “ Double  Portulaeca,”  are  now  so  well  known  in 
good  gardens  that  it  is  unnecessary  for  us  to  say  a word 
ia  praise  of  their  habit  and  dense  masses  of  azure-blue 
and  crimson  flowers ; they  are  confessedly  two  of  the 
most  valuable  flowers  that  can  be  planted  in  garden  beds 
and  about  rockwork.  Nothing  can  compare  with  the  soft 
blue  and  fragrant  flowers  of  the  former,  and  the  intense 
brilliancy  of  the  double  flowers  of  the  latter. 

Like  many  other  of  our  foremost  plant  and  seed  mer- 
chants, Messrs.  Wheeler  and  Son  evidently  spare  neither 
trouble  nor  pains  to  secure  seeds,  bulbs,  and  plants  of  the 
very  finest  varieties ; this  is  evidenced  by  the  seeds,  &c., 
enumerated  in  their  “ Little  Book”  (or  Catalogue  of 


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Seeds,  &c.).  When  this  work  was  submitted  for  review 
to  the  late  Dr.  Lindley,  some  years  ago,  he  wrote  of  it : 
“ The  mass  of  buyers  who  have  no  fancies,  but  who 
dislike  being  perplexed,  and  are  satisfied  with  what  is 
excellent,  will  greatly  prefer  a short  select  seed  list  to 
an  interminable  labyrinth  of  names,  which,  for  the  most 
part,  represent  nonentities  or  rubbish.  Messrs.  Wheelers’ 
‘ Little  Book’  will  do  something  to  satisfy  their  expec- 
tations.” We  imagine  if  Dr.  Lindley  could  only  see,  at 


question,  which,  apart  from  their  gorgeous  tints,  are 
most  elegantly  blotched  and  laced.  No  plant  is  more 
easily  grown  than  the  Petunia,  which  should  be  sown 
in  heat,  and  pricked  off ; the  soil  which  suits  them  best 
is  two-thirds  leaf  mould,  one  of  yellow  loam,  and  a little 
silver  sand.  We  observe  that  although  Messrs.  Wheeler 
catalogue  the  Double  Petunia  they  do  not  figure  it;  this 
is  probably  owing  to  the  lack  of  variety  observable  in 
the  double  forms  of  this  plant ; indeed,  we  consider  the 


STRIPED  AND  BLOTCHED  PETUNIAS. 


the  present  time,  the  compact  and  richly  illustrated  book 
as  now  issued,  gratuitously,  from  Gloucester,  he  would, 
if  possible,  speak  in  still  higher  terms  of  it  than  before. 

As  a third  illustration  we  have  selected  that  of  a 
group  of  Petunias  ; these  beautiful  plants  are  favourites 
with  everybody,  and  many  new  and  good  varieties  we 
have  illustrated  in  our  past  volumes.  Our  illustration 
will  speak  for  itself  as  to  the  character  of  the  flowers  in 


beauty  and  variety  found  in  the  single  varieties  to  far 
surpass  anythiug  found  amongst  the  best  doubles. 
Petunias  are  most  desirable  objects  when  treated  as 
climbing  plants  in  the  greenhouse,  which  they  light  up 
with  their  refulgent  and  varied  colours. 

We  recommend  our  readers  to  obtain  at  once  a copy 
of  Messrs.  Wheeler  and  Sons  richly  illustrated  “ Little 
Book”  from  Gloucester,  and  judge  for  themselves. 


Plate  109. 

AMARYLLIS  VITTATA — HARRISONEE. 


Few  plants  attracted  more  attention  at  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society, 
held  on  February  19th,  than  the  subject  of  the  accompanying  plate.  The  perfect  form  of 
this  Amaryllis,  its  beautiful  colouration  and  profuse  blooming  qualities,  fit  it  for  a foremost 
place  in  the  collection  of  every  lover  of  Amaryllids.  The  variet}1'  here  figured  differs  from 
the  typical  A.  vittata  in  its  longer,  more  tubular,  and  less  expanded  flowers,  which  in  the 
specimens  exhibited  were  striped  on  each  petal  with  two  regular  longitudinal  bands  of  deep 
rich  crimson  on  a ground  of  clear  white.  The  trumpet-shaped  flowers  are  from  four  to  five 
inches  in  length,  and  they  are  produced  in  clusters  of  from  five  to  seven  on  a stem. 

This  plant  is  a recent  re-introduction  from  Lima,  and  the  specimens  displayed  at 
Kensington  came  from  the  rich  collection  of  Mr.  William  Bull.  The  species  was  originally 
collected  at  Lima,  as  far  back  as  1824,  and  was  sent  to  this  country,  with  many  other 
remarkable  plants  from  the  neighbourhood  of  Rio  Janeiro,  by  Mr.  William  Harrison,  after 
which  gentleman  our  plant  has  received  its  specific  name.  Of  other  species  of  Amaryllis  in 
Mr.  Bull’s  named  collection  (more  than  thirty  in  number),  we  may  specially  call  attention  to 
A.  ignescens  and  A.  pyrrochroa,  the  former  a fine  stove  bulb  from  New  Grenada,  producing 
umbels  of  flowers  from  between  sessile  lanceolate  bracts.  The  flowers  expand  to  a breadth 
of  five  inches,  and  are  of  a light  fiery  orange-red  colour,  stained  at  the  base  with  pale  green ; 
the  latter  is  a notably  distinct  and  handsome  Brazilian  bulb  of  dwarf  stature,  bearing  orange, 
red,  or  flame-coloured  flowers. 


Plate  110. 

NEW  BOUVARDIAS. 

The  two  fine  varieties  of  Bouvardia  here  figured  are  true  hybrids  raised  from  seed  by 
Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  and  Son,  of  St.  John’s  Wood,  and  must  be  numbered  amongst  the 
finest  varieties  ever  produced.  B.  jasminoides  longipetala  is  a hybrid  between  B.  jasminoides 
and  B.  Bavisoni,  with  deliciously  fragrant  snow-white  flowers  twice  the  size  of  the  latter,  and 
half  as  large  again  as  the  former.  It  is  readily  recognised  by  its  free,  vigorous  growth,  its 
dark-green  well-expanded  leaves,  and  compact  racemes  of  large  pure  white  flowers.  The  closer 
and  more  erect  flower  truss  resembles  more  in  outline  the  Catalonian  Jasmine  than  Bouvar- 
dias  in  general.  B.  Humboldti  corgmbijlora  is  a remarkable  instance  of  the  possible  improve- 
ment of  a species  which  in  its  original  condition  of  bloom  is  comparatively  worthless  for  pot 
culture,  but  which  in  the  above  hybrid  variety  assumes  a habit  of  the  greatest  interest  and 
beauty,  forming  a most  valuable  plant  for  the  ladies’  boudoir,  drawing-room,  or  conservatory, 
and,  like  the  last,  an  elegant  flower  for  evening  dress  bouquets.  The  individual  blossoms 
of  this  plant  are  the  largest  hitherto  known  in  the  entire  group,  being  four  sizes  larger  than 
the  well-known  B.  jasminiflora,  with  a flower-tube  three  inches  in  length,  and  the  ray-lobes 
one  and  a half  inches  in  width,  in  colour  snow-white,  and  exquisitely  fragrant.  To  estimate 
aright  the  value  of  this  plant,  it  is  requisite  to  state  that  B.  Humboldti  produces  in  its 
original  growth  but  one  solitary  flower  on  each  branch,  whilst  in  this  variety  they  are  from 
ten  to  fourteen.  The  present  varieties,  which  produce  their  blossoms  at  a season  when 
flowers  are  most  sought  after  and  valuable,  are  clearly  the  greatest  acquisitions  yet  made 
in  this  charming  tribe  of  plants. 


Plate  111. 


WINTER  CROCUSES. 

It  lias  been  said  that  the  man  who  can  make  two  blades  of  grass  grow  where  one  only 
grew  before  is  a benefactor  to  his  country ; and  it  may  with  equal  truth  be  said  of  horti- 
culturists, that  the  man  who  can  give  us  earlier  blooming  varieties  of  plants  by  one  week, 
or  even  day,  so  as  to  shorten  our  dull  northern  winter,  deserves  the  thanks  of  every  lover  of 
flowers.  The  three  Crocuses  we  now  figure,  and  which  were  courteously  sent  on  to  us  for 
illustration  in  the  Floral  Magazine  by  Messrs.  Backhouse  and  Son,  of  York,  derive  their 
great  value  from  their  extreme  earliness ; they  are,  in  fact,  winter  flowering  species,  and  thrive 
well  in  ordinary  soil.  C.  chrysanlhus  and  C.  nivalis  are  from  the  mountains  of  Greece;  the 
former  produces  its  flowers  in  dense  masses,  which  are  rich  yellow  in  colour ; the  latter  (which 
is  the  same  with  C.  Sieberi  and  C.  sublimis ) is  a purple  Crocus,  with  a yellow  centre,  and  is 
one  of  the  commonest  in  Greece  ; it  is  found  at  an  elevation  of  from  1000  to  7000  feet,  and 
frequently  flowers  near  the  melting  snow.  It  is  found  also  in  Bosnia,  Crete,  and  Herze- 
govina. C.  Imperatonius  (or  C.  Imperati),  is  a magnificent  winter-defying  species,  rich  purple 
in  colour,  with  a white  centre.  The  external  surface  of  the  three  outer  petals  is  creamy-white, 
elegantly  striped  with  deep  purple-brown  lines.  Its  dark-green  leaves  appear  some  time 
before  the  flowers,  which  latter  begin  to  show  themselves  in  mid-winter ; and  it  requires  less 
sun  to  expand  the  blossoms  than  any  other  species.  Amongst  other  virtues,  it  increases 
readily  from  seed,  which  becomes  ripe  in  May.  This  plant  is  the  showiest  of  its  genus,  and 
one  which  puts  forth  its  beautiful  and  fragrant  blossoms  weeks  before  other  spring  Crocuses 
dare  to  venture  theirs,  beginning  to  flower  in  mid-winter,  and  persistently  continuing  in 
bloom  well  into  the  spring.  There  is  also  a white  variety  of  this  species.  C.  Imperatonius  is 
from  Calabria,  in  Sicily,  at  3000  to  7000  feet  altitude. 


Plate  112. 

PHORMIUM  COLENSOI — VARIEGATUM. 

This  highly  ornamental  foliage  plant,  which  is  a native  of  New  Zealand,  and  commonly 
known  as  New  Zealand  Flax,  has  narrowish,  erect,  pointed,  dark-green  leaves,  banded  with 
one  or  more  narrow  stripes  of  creamy  yellow,  each  leaf  elegantly  margined  with  a narrow 
crimson  line.  It  has  the  same  habit  of  growth  as  P.  tenax,  but  is  altogether  a smaller 
and  more  elegant  plant,  while  its  more  erect  habit  and  narrower  leaves  gave  it  quite  a 
distinct  appearance  from  that  of  the  variegated  P.  tenax. 

This  plant  has  been  figured  from  the  collection  of  Mr.  William  Bull,  of  Chelsea,  who 
(in  1868)  first  introduced  and  sent  the  plant  out.  In  this  gentleman’s  collection  are  three 
other  forms  of  great  beauty — viz.,  P.  nigro  punctum,  P.  tenax  variegatum,  and  P.  tenax  Veitchii. 
The  former  is  a very  distinct,  compact-growing  form,  much  dwarfer  in  habit,  and  smaller 
in  foliage  than  the  forms  usually  cultivated,  and  one  which  forms  a thick  tuft,  the  larger 
leaves  being  about  2 feet  long,  and  which  spread  out  as  the  plants  become  mature.  They 
are  sap-green  in  colour,  about  an  inch  and  a quarter  wide,  narrowly  edged  with  blackish- 
purple,  the  edging  becoming  broader  and  more  evident  on  the  base,  where  it  forms  a con- 
spicuous zigzag  dark  line.  The  plant  above  mentioned  with  P.  tenax  variegatum  are  extremely 
desirable  plants  for  greenhouse  decoration,  or  for  planting  out  in  the  flower-garden  and  lawn. 


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[No.  29. 


FLOWER  SHOWS. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society, 
held  at  South  Kensington  on  April  1st,  a fine  new 
Hybrid  Perpetual  Rose,  “ Duchess  of  Edinburgh,”  sent 
by  Mr.  II.  Bennett,  of  Stapleford,  near  Wilton,  was 
awarded  a first-class  certificate.  This  new  Rose  is  pink 
in  colour,  very  large,  and  of  great  substance  : it  is  likely 
to  prove  a great  acquisition,  and  we  hope  to  shortly 
figure  it.  At  the  same  meeting  Messrs.  Veitch  and 
Sons,  of  Chelsea,  sent  a new  Tea  Rose,  also  named 
“Duchess  of  Edinburgh.”  Like  the  last,  this  is  a 
grand  new  Rose  of  a different  character,  but  of  perfect 
form,  great  substance,  and  intense  crimson  colour;  this 
rose  is  said  by  Mr.  Radcliife  to  be  the  best  seen  for 
some  years  past,  and  we  intend  to  shortly  figure  it. 
Mr.  Williams  exhibited  his  new  Anthurium  Williamsii, 
and  was  awarded  a first-class  certificate  for  a magnificent 
blood-red  Amaryllis  named  A.  OriJIamme.  Mr.  Little, 
of  Twickenham,  received  first-class  certificates  for  the 
finest  purple  Cyclamen  3ret  seen,  named  C.  Royal 
Purple,  and  a rose-coloured  variety,  named  C.  Rose 
Queen.  Mr.  R.  Dean,  of  Ealing,  contributed  a fine 
Polyanthus  named  P.  purpurea,  which  deservedly 
received  the  same  award.  Many  other  plants,  as  Roses 
from  G.  Paul  and  Son ; Cinerarias  and  Pinks,  from 
Messrs.  Standish  ; Clematis,  from  Messrs.  Jackman  and 
Son;  and  varieties  of  Narcissus,  from  Messrs.  Barr  and 
Su<rden,  were  of  srreat  interest.  At  the  meeting  of 
April  15th,  first-class  certificates  were  awarded  to 
Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons  for  Cattleya  gigas,  and  for 
Ficus  Parcellii,  the  latter  a very  remarkable  plant,  with 
great  handsome  leaves,  elaborately  marbled ; to  Mr. 
C.  Noble  for  a fine  purplish  Clematis,  “Lord  Gifford;” 
to  Messrs.  Jackman  and  Son  for  Clematis  “Countess 
of  Lovelace,”  and  C.  “ Marquis  of  Salisbury ;”  this 
latter  is  the  most  distinct  Clematis  we  have  ever  seen, 
and  intense  crimson-brown  in  colour  (Messrs.  Jackman 
and  Son  have  kindly  promised  to  shortly  supply  materials 
for  a coloured  plate  of  this  plant  for  the  Floral  Magazine ) ; 
to  Mr.  B.  S.  Williams  for  a Ceterach  from  Teneriffe,  of 
extraordinary  size  and  beauty ; this  fern  has  fronds  a 
foot  long,  and  four  inches  broad.  Messrs.  Backhouse 
exhibited  Dianthus  glacialis,  a charming  rock  plant. 
Th  is  being  the  great  show  for  Rhododendrons,  Azaleas, 
and  Auriculas,  these  plants  were  well  represented,  a 
good  display  being  made  in  all  classes.  Messrs.  Lane 
and  Son,  of  Great  Berkhampstead,  and  Mr.  Turner,  of 


Slough,  were  the  principal  exhibitors  of  Rhododendrons 
and  Azaleas,  whilst  of  course  the  latter  gentleman  was 
the  foremost  exhibitor  of  Auriculas.  A great  number 
of  Orchids  were  also  shown,  both  by  nurserymen  and 
amateurs,  whilst  Roses,  Cyclamens,  Cinerarias,  and  other 
seasonable  plants  were  well  represented. 


THE  INTERNATIONAL  HORTICULTURAL 
SHOW  AT  FLORENCE. 

This  great  show  is  to  be  held  at  Florence  from  the  11th 
to  the  25th  of  May.  No  less  than  one  hundred  gold 
medals  are  offered  by  the  Societe  Royale  Toscane  iV Horti- 
culture, two  hundred  and  twenty-one  silver  medals,  one 
hundred  and  thirty-one  of  bronze,  and  five prix d’honneur 
are  offered  by  the  King  of  Italy,  the  Minister  of  Agri- 
culture and  Commerce,  and  the  province  and  town  of 
Florence,  whilst  the  Princess  Margaret  is  expected  to 
open  the  Exhibition  in  person.  The  gardens  of  Florence 
will  be  visited,  and  an  excui'sion  made  to  Pisa.  This 
exhibition  is  the  lineal  successor  of  the  series  of  Inter- 
national Exhibitions  held  at  Brussels,  Amsterdam,  Lon- 
don, Paris,  St.  Petersburg,  and  Vienna,  the  first  of  its 
kind  ever  held  in  Italy,  and  one  likely  to  prove  the  most 
important  of  the  whole  series. 


ANTHURIUM  SCIIERZERIANUM. 

New  White  Variety. 

In  Vol.  VI.  of  Floral  Magazine,  Plate  349,  we  gave  a 
coloured  plate  of  the  normal  form  of  this  truly  magnificent 
Arad,  with  its  great  crimson  scarlet  spathes,  now  such  com- 
mon ornaments  in  our  stoves.  When  it  was  first  introduced 
these  spathes  measured  only  one  inch  and  an  eighth  in 
length,  whilst  after  a few  years  of  cultivation  the  same 
appendages  measured  no  less  than  seven  and  one-half 
inches  long.  Whilst  sketching  in  Mr.  Williams’s  “Vic- 
toria and  Paradise”  Nurseries,  at  Upper  Holloway,  on 
the  28th  of  March  last,  our  attention  was  directed  to  a 
lovely  white  spathed  variety  of  this  grand  Arad,  which 
must  pi-ove  simply  invaluable  when  it  becomes  better 
known  and  distributed  for  sale  with  the  commoner  scarlet 
form.  The  colour  of  the  spathe  is  creamy-white,  and 
the  spadix  bright  yellow.  A large  wood  engraving  of 
one  of  these  plants  in  the  possession  of  Mr.  Williams  is 
given  in  the  Gardener’s  Chronicle  for  April  18th  last. 


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At  the  same  nursery  are  some  of  the  very  finest  specimens 
of  the  variety  known  as  Longispatha  we  have  ever  seen; 
the  spatlie  in  this  is  narrower,  of  a different  tint  of  scarlet 
from  the  ordinary  form,  and  very  long,  thus  giving  the 
plant  an  appearance  quite  distinct  from  Magnified.  The 
variety  known  as  Dixonii,  with  a double  scarlet  spathe 
is  likely  to  prove  very  valuable  when  it  gets  more  robust ; 
we  saw  a large  number  of  specimens  of  this  at  the  same 
nursery,  and  notwithstanding  what  has  been  said  to  the 
contrary,  it  generally  comes  true  from  seed.  There  are 
several  other  varieties  of  A.  Scherzerianum  well  known  to 
horticulturists;  and  we  shall  probably  return  to  the  sub- 
ject in  a short  time  and  give  a plate  of  the  white  variety, 
known  under  the  name  of  Williamsii , with  some  of  the 
more  striking  varieties  of  the  scarlet  form.  A specimen 
of  A.  Scherzerianum  we  saw  a few  days  ago  growing  in 
the  collection  of  Mr.  Micholls,  of  Southgate,  is  said  by 
Mr.  Baines  to  be  the  finest  in  Europe ; some  of  the  leaves 
are  no  less  than  four  inches  across. 


ANGIGECUM  ELLISII. 

A plant  of  this  grand  and  very  rare  Avgr cecum  has  just 
flowered  in  the  collection  of  Mr.  Day,  of  Tottenham, 
near  London,  and  we  believe  it  has  only  once  before 
been  seen  in  flower,  and  then  at  Hoddesdon,  in  the 
collection  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Ellis  himself,  the  discoverer 
of  the  plant.  We  understand  that  only  three  plants 
were  originally  brought  home ; and  of  these  one  died, 
the  second  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Salt,  and  the  third 
is  now  growing  at  Tottenham.  The  Tottenham  plant 
had  nineteen  fine  flowers,  each  flower  being  furnished 
with  a nectar-bearing  spur,  some  six  inches  long : the 
odour  of  the  flowers  is  very  delicious  and  peculiar,  with 
a suggestion  of  old  sherry  in  it,  but  at  the  same  time 
very  sweet.  The  nectar  in  the  spurs  is  at  first  sweet, 
then  bitter,  like  the  juice  of  the  ‘berries  of  Solanum, 
dulcamara.  As  this  magnificent  plant  has  never  been 
figured,  we  shall  probably  illustrate  it  in  colour  shortly, 
from  a drawing  we  made  at  Mr.  Day’s  establishment, 
when  it  was  at  its  best. 


SOLANUM  CILIATUM. 

In  the  February . number  of  the  Flore  des  Serves  we 
observe  a figure,  printed  in  colours,  of  this  useful 
decorative  plant.  The  figure  is  a fac-simile  copy  of 
Plate  521,  Yol.  X.  of  the  Floral  Magazine  and  the 
source  from  which  it  is  taken  is  (as  heretofore)  un- 
acknowledged by  M.  Louis  Van  Houtte.  In  the 
same  number  is  a copy  of  Mr.  Fitch’s  capital  figure 
of  Gladiolus  pmrpureo-auratus,  also  unacknowledged, 
from  the  Botanical  Magazine. 


NEPENTHES  SANGUINEA. 

A fine  healthy  specimen  of  this  rare  pitcher-plant, 
bearing  a magnificent  blood-red  pitcher,  is  now  growing 
in  the  famous  collection  of  plants  belonging  to  II.  L. 
Micholls,  Esq.,  of  Southgate  House,  near  London,  but 
before  these  lines  reach  the  reader  the  whole  of  Mr. 
Baines’s  unrivalled  collection  of  specimen  plants  will, 
alas!  be  dispersed  by  the  auctioneer’s  hammer. 


PIIORMIUM  COLENSOI. 

In  our  last  number  we  figured  this  plant  from  Mr.  Bull’s 
collection,  as  seen  under  cultivation.  In  the  Gardener’s 
Chronicle  for  April  18th  there  is  an  important  land- 
scape, engraved  from  a New  Zealand  photograph, 
showing  this  plant  with  P.  lenax , and  a group  of  plants 
of  Cordyline  (which  comes  under  the  same  natural  order 
with  Phormium ) growing  wild  amongst  a dense  mass  of 
Banllionia , or  “ Spear  Grass.”  The  view  gives  a capital 
idea  of  what  some  of  our  greenhouse  plants  are  in  a state 
of  nature. 


CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 

Thomas  S.  Ware’s  Catalogue  of  Florists’  Flowers. — 
i This  is  an  invaluable  catalogue  of  Florists’  Hybrids  only, 

; including  Antirrhinums,  Auriculas,  Carnations,  Pansies, 
Picotees,  Violas,  and  all  the  other  recognised  Florists’ 
flowers.  Some  of  the  names  are  a little  outre,  as 
“Ghost,”  “Nigger,”  “ Lucidum  Cream,”  and  “King 
Koffee.” 

James  Bromwich  and  Co.’s  Catalogue  of  Seeds, 
Trees,  Plants,  Fern  Cases,  Aquaria,  Floral  Deco- 
rations, and  Garden  Requisites. — The  title  of  this 
capital  catalogue  indicates  its  scope.  The  Bromwich 
“ Registered  Drawing-room  Fern-Case  and  Aquarium 
combined,”  illustrated,  on  page  2 h is  one  of  the  most 
perfect  things  of  its  class  we  have  seen. 


Messrs.  H.  J.  Cave  and  Sons,  of  40,  Wigmore  Street, 
are  now  exhibiting  a variety  of  Natural  Rustic  Work, 
consisting  of  Flower  Stands,  Vases  for  Flowers  or  Fish, 
Window  Boxes,  Chairs,  Tables,  Stools,  &c.,  manufactured 
from  selected  woods,  prepared  in  such  a way  as  to 
prevent  the  possibility  of  shrinking  when  exposed  to  the 
weather.  This  renders  them  very  durable,  and  especially 
suitable  for  out-door  decoration.  The  wood  being 
naturally  twisted  and  coloured  (not  artificially),  their 
elegant  appearance  adds  much  to  the  beauty  of  the  park, 
lawn,  or  garden  ; and  careful  construction  of  the  seats 
makes  them  very  comfortable  as  well  as  ornamental. 
Messrs.  Cave  also  have  some  very  pretty  designs  in 
wicker,  cane,  and  gilded  flower-stands. 


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VEITCH’S  NURSERY,  CHELSEA. 


There  is  no  season  of  the  year  when  many  hours  may 
not  be  most  profitably  and  delightfully  passed  in  the 
renowned  “ Royal  Exotic  Nursery”  of  Messrs.  Yeitch 
and  Sons,  at  Chelsea;  and  in  the  present  month  of  May, 
of  course,  the  plants  are  to  be  seen  at  their  best. 
Availing  ourselves,  then,  of  a dozen  illustrations  kindly 
placed  at  our  service  by  Messrs.  Yeitch,  we  propose  to 
take  a hasty  glance  at  the  houses  and  plants  of  this 
famous  nursery,  which  have  furnished  so  many  new  and 
grand  subjects  for  the  Floral  Magazine  during  the  last 


structive,  and  shows  how  very  far  the  art  manufacture 
of  Europe  is  behind  that  of  the  Japanese  ; this  especially 
applies  to  wood  and  metal  work  and  enamel.  Passing 
to  the  left  out  of  the  Museum,  one  immediately  enters 
a large  house  devoted  to  Aloes,  Agaves,  Phormiums,  &c., 
and  through  a door  still  to  the  left  the  first  warm  Fern- 
house  is  reached,  where  there  is  always  a grand  collection 
of  Gleichenias,  Todeas,  Trichomanes,  &c.  The  next  Fern- 
house  is  always  rich  in  Adiantum  Farleyense,  Leptopteris 
superba,  Platycerium  grande,  Davallia  Mooreana,  and 


TR I L MUM  GRANDIFLORUM. 


CAMPE  RNKLI.K  .!  ONQU I L . 


NARCISSUS  BULBOCODIUM. 


AGAPANTI1US  UMBKLLATUS. 


DOG’S-TOOTH  VIOLET. 


fourteen  years.  On  entering  the  Nursery  at  King’s 
Road,  the  visitor  at  once  finds  himself  in  a glazed  avenue 
of  Palms,  Araucarias,  India-rubber  plants,  Dracaenas, 
&c.,  ending  in  a large  glazed  house  devoted  entirely  to 
Tree  Ferns.  To  the  left  of  the  entrance  corridor  is  one 
of  the  most  interesting  museums  in  London,  embracing- 
all  sorts  of  natural  history  and  art  productions,  mostly 
brought  from  savage  or  little-known  countries : some 
of  these  objects  we  believe  are  quite  unique,  and  the 
collection  from  Japan  is  extremely  interesting  and  in- 


similar plants.  This  leads  at  once  to  the  cool  Fernery, 
where  Woodwardia  radicans,  Dicksonia  antarctica,  and 
Lomarias  grow  unprotected  with  a large  collection  of 
hardy  British  Ferns.  The  rockwork  of  this  house,  which 
is  built  up  in  the  most  artistic  manner,  is  dotted  all  over 
with  Winter  Aconites,  Snowdrops,  Lily  of  the  Valley, 
Solomon’s  Seal  and  variegated  Begonias.  Through  this 
Fernery  we  come  to  the  first  of  the  fourteen  magnificent 
Orchid-houses.  It  would  be  difficult  in  any  mere  de- 
scription to  do  justice  to  these  houses,  the  unrivalled 


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collection  of  Orchids  they  contain,  and  the  scrupulous 
cleanliness  with  which  everything  is  kept.  The  plants 
here  noticed  are  Coelogynes,  Cattleyas,  Dendrobiurns, 
Vandas,  Cypripediums,  and  East  Indian  Orchids,  whilst 
everywhere  from,  the  roof  is  seen  hanging  wooden  boxes 
such  as  are  commonly  used  for  Orchids.  At  the  end  of 
the  last  span  house  there  is  always  a grand  trophy  of 
flowering  Orchids,  and  a door  to  the  left  takes  us 
through  three  compartments  devoted  to  Lycastes, 
Anguloas,  Odontoglossums,  and  Masdevallias. 

Still  turning  to  the  left  we  leave  the  strictly  business 


to  where  the  trophy  of  flowering  plants  is  always  found, 
we  come  upon  a corridor  devoted  to  Amaryllids,  Dracaenas, 
Roses,  Tulips,  Hyacinths,  Cinerarias,  and  other  decorative 
plants,  and  immediately  opposite  this,  on  the  other  side 
of  the  central  walk,  is  the  stove  for  Poinsettias,  Aphelan- 
dras,  &c.,  whilst  further  on  is  the  grand  house  known  as 
the  Aquarium,  now  devoted  principally  to  magnificent 
specimen  Palms  and  foliage  plants.  Still  following  the 
central  walk  we  come  upon  the  great  Azalea  and 
Camellia  houses.  Returning  by  the  central  walk  we 
come  to  the  house  containing  the  grove  of  great  Tree 


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collection,  and  enter  what  is  called  the  private  collection, 
where  a number  of  those  varieties  are  always  found,  the 
paintings  of  which  have  for  so  many  years  graced  our 
pages.  A more  beautiful  sight  than  the  Orchids  at  this 
part  of  the  establishment  cannot  be  conceived,  especially 
at  this  season  of  the  year.  Odontoglots  are  well  repre- 
sented inO.  crispum  (Alexandra),  O.  Andersonianum,  O. 
Coradinei,  O.  odoratum,  O.  Hallii,  O.  Pescatorei,  &c. 
The  Vanda  house,  the  Lycaste  house,  the  Cattleya  house, 
and  the  Cypripedium  house  would  each  demand  many 
pages  for  their  proper  description.  Retracing  our  steps 


Ferns,  and  opening  the  door  to  the  left,  we  come  at  once 
upon  the  collection  of  Palms,  Caladiums,  Anthuriums,  Alo- 
casias,  and  other  fine  foliage  plants,  till  we  again  emerge 
upon  the  central  walk  ; this  we  cross  and  enter  the  house 
devoted  to  the  unequalled  collection  of  Crotons,  Dra- 
caenas, Aralias,  &c. ; this  leads  us  direct  to  the  Pitcher- 
plant  house,  which  is  confessedly  unique,  and  the  best 
collection  extant.  Through  the  Nepenthes  house  we 
reach  the  Caladium  house  proper,  and  through  the  latter 
the  Araucaria  house,  and  so  once  more  to  the  grove  of 
New  Zealand  Tree  Ferns. 


Plate  113. 


COCHLIOSTEMA  ODORATISSIMA. 

Weave  indebted  to  Mr.  William  Bull  for  the  opportunity  of  presenting  a figure  of  this 
singularly  beautiful  and  fragrant  plant  to  our  readers.  It  comes  under  the  natural  order 
Commelynacece,  and  is  not  (we  are  assured  by  Mr.  Bull)  an  epiphyte.  Let  this,  however,  be  as 
it  may  (and  we  believe  the  subject  of  our  present  Plate  is  really  found  growing  upon  other 
plants  in  South  America),  it  succeeds  well  under  cultivation  when  placed  near  the  light  with 
ordinary  stove  treatment.  It  produces  broad  tufted  oblong  lanceolate  leaves  of  a deep  green 
colour,  tinged  with  bronzy-purple.  The  flowers,  which  are  produced  freely  from  the  axils 
of  the  leaves,  are  luminous,  blue  in  colour,  deliciously  fragrant,  and  grow  in  branched  clusters, 
in  the  manner  shown  in  the  small  sketch  introduced  on  the  Plate  to  illustrate  the  habit.  The 
six  stamens  of  the  flowers  of  Cochliostema  are  very  curious,  three  being  fertile,  and  the  other 
three  barren  ; the  three  fertile  stamens  have  their  anthers  twisted  in  a spiral  manner,  and  two 
of  the  three  are  hidden  by  petal-like  processes.  In  addition  to  this,  there  is  a curious  body 
at  the  back  of  the  flower,  furnished  with  blue  hairs.  The  brilliant  blue  of  the  flowers  of  this 
plant  is  a very  rare  tint  in  our  stoves,  and  as  lovely  as  it  is  rare.  The  free  flowering 
habit  of  Cochliostema  odoratissima  and  its  delicious  fragrance,  make  it  a very  desirable 
acquisition  for  those  who  have  stove  accommodation.  It  will  be  seen  at  a glance  that  our 
plant  is  more  or  less  allied  to  the  Alismacece  and  J mice  a,  in  which  latter  natural  order  the 
Commehjnece  were  at  one  time  included. 


Plate  114. 

DENDROBIUM  BOXALLII. 

Our  figure  of  this  lovely  new  Moulmeinese  Dendrobium  was  sketched  at  Messrs.  Veitch’s 
establishment  on  March  the  5th  last,  from  the  plant  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society’s  show,  on  March  4th.  The  new  B.  Boxallii  is  confessedly  one  of  the  most 
chastely  beautiful  of  all  Dendrobia,  and  it  cannot  fail  to  become  a permanent  favourite 
amongst  all  lovers  of  Orchids  ; the  flowers  are  produced  in  profusion  in  twos  and  threes  from 
the  old  stems  of  the  previous  year,  one  stem,  during  the  present  season,  having  produced 
(at  Bridge  Hall,  Bury),  no  less  than  twenty-one  flowers.  These  flowers  are  large,  the 
sepals,  petals,  and  lip  being  tipped  with  delicate  pale  violet  on  a crystalline  white  ground, 
whilst  the  lip  is  also  marked  with  a magnificent  orange  blotch  of  great  brilliancy.  Our 
plant  will  remind  our  readers  more  or  less  of  B.  crassinode,  B.  crystallinum , B.  Bensonia 
(figured  by  us  in  Plate  355  of  our  old  series),  and  D.  Wardianum,  but  it  is  clearly  a distinct 
species  from  all,  though  the  flowers  are  almost  exactly  intermediate  between  the  two  former. 
The  lovely  and  peculiar  low  tone  of  colour,  both  in  flower  and  stem,  will  specially  commend 
it  to  those  who  can  appreciate  delicate  harmonies  of  tint  in  a low  key.  The  leaves  are  long, 
linear-ligulate,  bilobed  at  the  apex,  and  blunt;  they  do  not  appear  with  the  flowers,  and  the 
stems  are  close  together,  after  the  manner,  without  the  exaggeration  of  B.  crassinode. 
Professor  Reichenbach  has  recently  named  this  new  Dendrobe  [Gardener  s Chronicle,  March 
7th,  1874),  after  its  discoverer,  Mr.  Boxall,  the  successful  traveller  to  Messrs.  Low  and  Co., 
of  Clapton. 


Plate  115. 


RHODODENDRON,  “ DUCHESS  OF  EDINBURGH.” 

This  really  magnificent  greenhouse  Rhododendron,  which  we  now  figure  from  the  rich 
collection  of  Messrs.  Yeitch  and  Sons,  of  Chelsea,  was  exhibited  at  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society’s  Show,  and  received  a first-class  certificate,  on  March  4th  last.  It  is  a hybrid  between 
the  two  well-known  Rhododendrons,  R.  Princess  Royal  and  R.  Lobbii.  The  original  of  our 
Plate  was  a small  but  robust  and  very  floriferous  seedling,  which  bore  a truss  of  glowing 
vermilion-scarlet  flowers,  of  wax-like  consistence  and  great  beauty;  the  brilliant  coloration 
of  the  flowers  being  still  more  heightened  by  the  rich  dark  glossy  green  tint  of  the  foliage. 
In  past  volumes  of  the  “ Floral  Magazine”  we  have  figured  many  Rhododendra,  but  in  point 
of  compact  handsome  habit  and  truly  refulgent  colour  no  other  plant  can  bear  comparison 
with  the  subject  of  our  present  Plate.  Rhododendron  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  comes 
nearest  to  R.  Lobbii,  which  old  plant,  with  R.  Rrookianum-favum,  still  holds  its  place  in 
Messrs.  Veitch’s  Catalogue.  The  subject  of  our  Plate  is  only  one  other  of  the  many  success- 
ful hybrids  for  which  Messrs.  Veitch’s  Nursery  at  Chelsea  has  for  so  long  been  famous. 

The  cultivation  of  greenhouse  Rhododendrons  is  so  simple,  and  now  so  well  understood, 
that  little  more  need  be  said  under  the  head  of  culture  than  that  in  the  mixture  of  leaf- 
mould,  turfy  loam,  and  peat  commonly  used  for  these  plants,  the  peat  should  be  especially 
good  and  sweet,  with  plenty  of  sand  in  its  composition.  The  failure  sometimes  attributed 
to  peat  in  the  culture  of  these  plants  is  doubtless  entirely  owing  to  the  peat  used  being  bad, 
sour,  and  without  sand.  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  does  well  under  ordinary  greenhouse 
treatment. 


Plate  116. 

ENCHOLIRIUM  CORALLINUM. 

On  March  4th  this  highly  curious  and  beautiful  Bromeliad  was  exhibited  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  by  Mr.  William  Bull,  of  Chelsea.  The  species  coming 
under  Encholirium  are  sometimes  referred  to  the  genus  Vriesia ; and  in  the  first  Plate  of  our 
first  volume  we  figured  the  singular  epiphytal  Vriesia  brachystachys , from  the  collection  of 
Messrs.  Veitch  (since  which  time,  we  may  incidentally  say,  Messrs.  Veitch  have  acquired 
V.  psittacina,  a very  superior  plant,  to  V.  brachystachys).  It  is  not  improbable  that  the 
subject  of  our  present  Plate  is  also  an  epiphyte  in  its  native  country— viz.,  Brazil — as  are  so 
many  Bromeliaceous  plants  of  tropical  forests;  here,  it  is  of  course  a stove  plant,  and  of  very 
easy  culture,  but  should  not  be  kept  too  moist.  As  will  be  seen  in  our  supplementary  sketch 
(showing  habit),  it  naturally  forms  a tuft  of  spreading  leaves,  which  are  of  a linear  strap- 
shaped  form,  bluntly  apiculate,  channelled,  of  a thin  papery  texture,  dull  greyish  green  above, 
purplish  on  the  under  surface,  and  very  faintly  marked  with  transverse  stripes.  The  flowers 
grow  in  a handsome  distichous  spike  at  the  top  of  a scape  about  two  feet  high,  and  are 
exceedingly  showy,  the  bracts  being  of  a bright  deep  crimson,  while  the  flowers  have  the 
three  outer  segments  of  the  perianth  yellow  and  the  three  inner  ones  green,  which  latter  are 
slightly  protruded  when  in  bloom.  The  bracts  on  the  stem  are  also  deep  crimson,  and  the 
scape  itself  deep  purple  crimson. 


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JUNE,  1874. 


FLOWER  SHOW. 

ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY,  May  13. 
The  Roses  in  pots  displayed  at  this  Show  by  Messrs.  Paul 
and  Son,  of  Cheshunt,  and  Mr.  Turner,  of  Slough,  were 
unusually  fine,  probably  the  most  superb  specimens  ever 
exhibited.  The  principal  award,  for  twelve  plants,  was 
made  in  favour  of  the  former  firm,  although  the  com- 
petitors were  almost  evenly  matched.  For  the  twenty 
roses  in  eight-inch  pots,  however,  Mr.  Turner  justly 
received  the  first  award.  The  Azaleas  certainly  fell  short 
of  what  we  have  seen  in  previous  years;  but  some  fine 
plants  were  sent  by  Messrs.  Williams,  Turner,  and  Lane, 
who  were  the  principal  prize-takers.  Messrs.  Jackman 
and  Noble  exhibited  several  new  and  valuable  forms  of 
Clematis;  and  Messrs.  Dobson,  of  Isleworth,  made  their 
usual  display  of  well-grown  highly-coloured  Calceolarias. 

First-class  certificates  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Veitch 
and  Sons  for  Tea  Rose  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  ; Mr. 
B.  S.  Williams,  for  Gymnogramma  triangularis  and 
Adiantum  gracillimum  ; to  Mr.  Jackman,  for  Clematis 
Robert  Hanbury ; to  Messrs.  Rollinson  and  Sons,  for 
Ilypolepis  Bergiana;  to  Mr.  R.  Dean,  for  Viola  White 
Swan  ; and  to  Messrs.  H.  Lane  and  Son,  for  Azalea 
mollis  Alphonse  Lavallee.  A very  showy  Haemanthus 
was  shown  by  Messrs.  Henderson  and  Son,  of  St.  John’s 
ood,  under  the  name  of  II.  Cooperi. 


THE  LATE  JOHN  SALTER. 

It  is  with  deep  regret  we  announce  the  death,  by  para- 
lysis, on  the  10th  of  May  last,  of  John  Salter,  late  of 
the  Versailles  Nursery,  Hammersmith,  at  the  age  of  76 
years.  For  ten  years  in  succession  figures  of  Mr.  Salter’s 
new  Chrysanthemums  and  Pyrethrums  have  graced  the 
pages  of  the  Floral  Magazine;  and  with  regret  we 
are  obliged  to  say,  that,  since  his  retirement  from 
business  in  1869,  no  other  man  has  been  found  to 
efficiently  fill  his  place,  and  no  really  new  Chrysan- 
themums of  sterling  merit  have  been  produced  since 
1869-70. 


HYBRID  MIMULUS. 

Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  and  Son,  of  St.  'John’s 
Wood,  made  an  exceptionally  fine  display  of  handsome 
varieties  of  Mimulus  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  : the  flowers  were  altogether  larger 


[No.  30. 

in  size  and  richer  in  colour  than  anything  we  have  seen 
before.  Messrs.  Henderson,  as  is  well  known,  have  paid 
especial  attention  to  this  plant  for  many  years,  and  the 
improvement  on  the  old  yellow,  scarlet,  and  coppery 
flowers  is  something  marvellous : the  purple,  crimson- 
purple,  and  the  crimson  flowers  with  white  grounds,  were 
especially  lovely. 


MASDEVALLIAS. 

Two  new  extraordinary  Masdevallias  are  just  now  attract- 
ing some  attention.  The  first  is  M.  Estradse,  described 
by  Professor  Reichenbach  in  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle  for 
April  4th,  and  of  which  we  secured  a sketch  of  a 
flowering  specimen  at  Mr.  Day’s  establishment  at  Tot- 
tenham last  month.  It  has  a semi- prostrate  habit,  with 
sepals  of  extraordinary  shape  and  length ; the  flower 
when  in  bud  mimics  the  shape  of  the  beak  and  head 
of  the  Ibis,  and  when  open  and  the  three  sepals  are 
thrown  back,  it  looks  like  some  extraordinary  insect. 
We  also  saw  a small  plant  of  this  species  in  flower  in 
Mr.  Williams’s  Nursery  about  a week  ago.  The  other 
plant  is  M.  nicterina,  which  we  also  saw  and  sketched 
in  one  of  Mr.  Day’s  houses ; this  plant  has  bat-like, 
dusky  sepals,  greatly  elongated  into  fine  threads.  A 
flowering  specimen  of  this  plant  was  sent  to  the  last 
meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  under  the 
incorrect  name  of  M.  Chimajra. 


ADIANTUM  GRACILLIMUM  {Moore). 

The  plant  described  under  the  above  name,  by  Mr. 
Moore,  in  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle  for  January  3rd  last, 
is  certainly  the  most  elegantly  beautiful  of  all  the 
“ Maiden-hair”  Ferns.  It  most  deservedly  received  a 
first-class  certificate  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,  and  specimens  may,  we  under- 
stand, be  purchased  of  Mr.  Williams  (who  has  the  entire 
stock)  in  the  ensuing  autumn.  The  pinnules  are  so  small 
that  they  measure  only  from  one-sixteenth  to  one-eighth 
of  an  inch  in  length,  and  the  whole  plant  at  first  sight 
bears  a considerable  resemblance  to  an  elegant  bouquet 
of  “ Quaking  Grass”  {Briza).  It  is  believed  to  be  a 
spore-sport  or  spore-hybrid,  but  its  graceful  dwarf  habit 
is  perfectly  constant.  It  was  originally  exhibited  by 
Mr.  Williams,  at  Bath,  under  the  provisional  name  of 
Adiantum  elegantissimum,  and  Mr.  Moore  is  of  opinion 
that  A.  cuneatum  and  A.  glaucophyllum  may  be  its 
parents  if  it  be  really  a spore-hybrid. 


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TIIE  FLORAL  MAGAZINE. 


NEPENTHEUS  SANGUINEA. 

The  small  specimen  of  this  rare  plant  to  which  we 
referred  in  our  last  number,  was  purchased  at  Mr. 
Micholls’  sale  by  auction  by  Messrs.  Veitch  for  upwards 
of  14 <1.  Messrs.  Veitch  immediately  sold  it  again  to 
another  purchaser;  but  during  one  or  two  of  the  chilly 
days,  when  it  could  not  be  removed  from  Chelsea,  we 
secured  a good  drawing  of  the  plant  with  its  blood-red 
pitcher  for  a future  number  of  the  Floral  Magazine. 
The  plant  is  very  rare  in  collections,  as  a specimen 
belonging  to  Mr.  Mendell  was  sold  some  time  since  for 
50/.  Nepentheus  sanguinea  bears  one  of  the  largest 
of  all  known  pitchers;  a dried  specimen  in  the  Kew 
Museum,  we  are  told,  originally  held  a pint  of  water. 


RE  VI EW. 

Domestic  Floriculture,  Window  Gardening,  and  Floral 
Decorations.  By  F.  W.  Bcrbidge.  Blackwood  & 
Sons. 

Most  people  appreciate  a tasteful  home,  and  many  are 
tempted  to  envy  those  whose  wealth  enables  them  to 
cover  their  walls  and  fill  their  cabinets  with  costly  spe- 
cimens of  pictorial  and  plastic  art ; but  few  are  aware 
at  how  small  cost  comparatively  a home  may  be  made 
delightfully  tasteful  by  the  products  of  Nature’s  inimi- 
table pencil  and  chisel.  Flowers  have  always  been  ad- 
mired, if  for  no  other  reason,  at  least  for  the  brilliant 
colouring  of  their  blossoms ; but  it  is  gratifying  to  ob- 
serve that  not  colour  only,  but  beauty  of  form  and  foliage 
and  gracefulness  of  habit  are  now  much  more  highly 
appreciated  than  formerly.  Floral  decoration  has  some 
advantages  over  that  of  art.  Though  less  lasting,  it 
admits  of  an  endless  variety,  delighting  by  its  perpetual 
freshness,  and  affording  an  active  instead  of  a passive 
pjleasure  in  devising  new  combinations.  The  care  and 
attention  also  which  plants  require  afford  a healthy  and 
instructive  recreation  for  leisure  hours,  for  no  intelligent 
person  could  devote  him  or  herself  to  plant  culture  on  ever 
so  small  a scale  without  making  some  observations  on  the 
nature  of  the  objects  of  his  care,  and  gratifying  a desire 
which  would  naturally  arise  for  further  knowledge.  To 
such,  the  book  before  us  will  be  a most  acceptable  and 
valuable  acquisition.  It  is  divided  into  three  parts: 
1.  Cultural;  2.  Ornamental;  3.  Descriptive.  In  the  first 
we  have  practical  directions  for  plant  culture  in  the 
house,  in  the  window  and  balcony,  in  glazed  cases,  in 
baskets,  &c.,  with  instructions  as  to  propagation,  soil, 
potting,  manures,  watering,  ventilating,  protecting  from 
insects,  hybridising,  &c.,  concluding  with  a calendar  of 
operations.  The  second  part  treats  of  bouquets,  wreaths, 
vase  and  dinner-table  decoration,  arrangements  of  plants 


in  rooms,  &c.,  drying  flowers  and  ferns,  skeletonizing 
leaves,  odour  and  perfumes,  leaf  printing,  church  deco- 
ration, and  flowers  for  cemeteries.  In  the  third  part, 
we  have  a descriptive  list  of  plants  suitable  for  cultiva- 
tion, and  of  implements,  materials,  and  appliances  for 
indoor  gardening.  The  whole  is  illustrated  by  about 
200  excellent  woodcuts,  many  of  which  are  old  familiar 
friends,  but  not  the  less  useful  on  that  account.  With 
such  an  admirable,  clear,  and  practical  manual  as  this, 
we  think  no  one  of  ordinary  care  and  intelligence  could 
fail  to  succeed  in  the  delightful  art  of  domestic  flori- 
culture. F.  L.  S. 


CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 

B.  S.  Williams,  Victoria  Nurseries,  Upper  Holloway. 
— A Catalogue  of  Orchids,  Ferns,  Palms,  and  general 
Stove  and  Greenhouse  Plants  ; Roses,  Ornamental  Hardy 
Plants,  &c.,  &c. 

Dickson  and  Co.,  Edinburgh. — Descriptive  Catalogue 
of  Florists’  flowers. 

Thomas  S.  Ware,  Tottenham. — A Selection  of  New, 
Rare,  and  Choice  Hardy  Perennials. 


Plate  117. 

HIPPEASTRUM  HENDERSONII. 


The  splendid  bloom  hei'e  figured  is  selected  from  a magnificent  group  of  seedlings,  raised 
from  Hippeastrum  pardinum,  by  Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  and  Son,  of  the  Wellington 
Nurseries,  St.  John’s  Wood.  H.  pardinum  was  figured  by  us  in  our  sixth  volume,  Plate  344; 
and  on  reference  to  this  figure  it  will  at  once  be  seen  what  a grand  improvement  has  been 
made  upon  the  old  plant  by  Messrs.  Henderson,  both  in  size,  perfection  of  form,  and  rich 
coloration.  The  individual  blossoms  of  this  plant  are  remarkably  large,  finely  expanded,  and 
measure  from  six  to  nine  inches  in  diameter ; the  ground  colour  is  creamy -white,  sometimes 
showing  a suggestion  towards  a very  pale  buff’,  and  handsomely  banded  and  spotted  for  three- 
fourths  of  its  length  with  rich  velvety  crimson  on  a whitish  base,  which  base  forms  an  elegant 
star  in  the  centre  of  the  flower.  The  flower  scape,  which  rises  from  eighteen  inches  to  two 
feet  in  height,  is  usually  furnished  with  three  of  these  grand  blooms.  Out  of  five  or  six 
varieties  of  H. pardinum  the  present  one  shows  by  far  the  most  free-flowering  habit;  bulbs  of 
the  second  year  scarcely  offer  an  exception  wherein  the  bloom  is  not  produced ; and  its 
readiness  to  flower  throughout  the  winter  by  a succession  of  bulbs  is  a most  valuable  feature 
in  its  habit,  and  makes  the  plant  a valuable  one  for  producing  a fine  effect  in  the  conservatory 
and  drawing-room,  or  for  the  centre  of  a bouquet  of  flowers  in  the  vase  or  hanging  basket. 

This  fine  bulb  only  requires  the  temperature  of  a warm  greenhouse  for  its  culture,  where 
it  soon  forms  a very  vigorous  growth ; the  soil  or  compost  suitable  for  it  is  two-thirds  of  rich 
good-bodied,  friable,  turfy  loam,  and  one-third  leaf-mould.  After  the  bloom  is  past,  the 
leaf-growth  is  best  encouraged  by  a warm  atmosphere  until  it  shows  symptoms  of  maturity 
and  decay ; after  which  water  is  gradually  withheld,  and  the  bulbs  allowed  a perfect  rest  in 
a temperature  of  average  summer  heat,  until  it  is  again  required  to  stimulate  the  plants  for 
succession  bloom. 


Plate  118. 

HYACINTH— ANNA. 

For  the  first  time  since  1S61,  when  the  Floral  Magazine  was  established,  we 
figure  a Hyacinth  of  such  noble  proportions  that  even  the  present  enlarged  size  of  our  Plates 
proves  quite  insufficient  to  show  the  spike  in  its  entirety;  we,  therefore,  give  a supplemental 
woodcut  to  a small  scale  on  page  16,  from  which  a good  idea  may  be  gained  of  the  habit 
of  the  magnificent  single  white  variety  here  figured.  Anna  formed  one  of  the  collection 
of  Hyacinths  which  carried  off  the  first  prizes,  and  was  shown  by  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Son,  of 
Chelsea,  at  the  Exhibition  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  on  March  the  ISth  last.  The 
entire  Horticultural  press  spoke  in  the  highest  terms  of  this  hyacinth,  and  our  figure 
of  it  is  in  no  way  exaggerated.  The  Journal  of  Horticulture  (March  19),  in  reporting 
on  this  plant,  says:  — “ Anna  is  a grand  advance  in  colour  — an  enormous  single 
white  — immense  spike  — bells  fully  tioo  and  one-half  inches  across  — a grand  flower 
and  Messrs.  Veitch  themselves,  who  have  succeeded  in  carrying  off  the  first  prizes  for  the  last 
four  seasons,  consider  it  the  best  new  hyacinth  which  has  been  yet  introduced.  Little 
description  of  this  grand  plant  is  necessary,  as  our  figure  speaks  for  itself ; the  individual 
bells,  which  were  of  ivory  whiteness,  looked  almost  like  white  lilies ; this  white  colour  had 
the  faintest  possible  blush  of  pale  buff  (as  is  seen  in  some  varieties  of  ivory),  whilst  the  firm 
substance  of  the  petals  was  all  that  could  be  desired  in  a thoroughly  perfect  flower. 


Plate  119. 

CYPRIPEDIUM  ROEZLII. 


We  are  indebted  to  Mr.  B.  S.  Williams,  of  the  Victoria  and  Paradise  Nurseries,  Upper  Hol- 
loway, for  the  opportunity  of  presenting  a figure  of  this  fine  new  Cypripedium  to  our  readers.  It 
was  originally  exhibited,  we  believe,  by  Messrs.  Veitcli  and  Sons,  of  Chelsea,  on  January  21st 
last,  at  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  when  it  received  a first-class  certificate, 
since  which  time  we  have  noticed  it  in  several  collections  both  public  and  private.  It  was 
discovered  by  M.  Roezl  on  the  banks  of  the  river  Dagua,  in  Columbia,  between  the  western 
and  central  ranges  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  is  the  largest  and  most  vigorous  growing  of 
all  known  species  of  Cypripedium.  The  leaves  are  upwards  of  three  feet  in  length ; and  the 
stem,  which  is  sometimes  three  feet  high,  bears  from  fifteen  to  twenty  flowers.  It  is  a species 
well  deserving  the  attention  of  all  Orchid-growers,  on  account  of  its  almost  perpetual  blooming 
properties;  and  like  the  majority  of  “ Ladies’  slippers,”  when  once  established,  its  culture  is 
very  simple.  The  pots,  in  the  first  place,  says  Mr.  Williams,  must  be  well  drained,  or  success 
must  not  be  hoped  for ; and  the  soil  should  be  rough  fibrous  peat  and  chopped  sphagnum  in 
about  equal  parts.  These  plants  thrive  best  when  potted  in  the  ordinary  way,  and  not  elevated 
above  the  rim  of  the  pot.  The  subject  of  our  illustration  does  well  in  moderate  heat,  with 
a 2'ood  supply  of  water ; it  is  a plant  of  robust  growth,  and  when  it  has  attained  sufficient 
strength  is  rarely  out  of  flower. 


Plate  120. 

PHYLLANTHUS  NIVOSUS. 

Hr.  Seemann,  in  his  “ Flora  Vitiensis,”  says  that  one-third  of  all  the  Euphorbiacea  hitherto 
discovered  in  Tropical  PoUnesia  belong  to  the  genus  Phyllanthus.  Few  species  present  any 
special  interest,  and  none  have  flowers  sufficiently  showy  for  cultivation  for  ornament.  The 
plant  we  now  figure,  however,  from  the  collection  of  Mr.  William  Bull,  of  Chelsea,  is  an 
exception  to  the  general  rule  so  far  as  the  foliage  is  concerned;  for  both  in  leaf,  variegation, 
and  habit  Phyllanthus  nivosus  is  highly  ornamental.  Like  the  plants  before  mentioned 
Mr.  Bull’s  Phyllanthus  comes  from  Tropical  Polynesia,  being  a deciduous  stove  shrub  from 
the  New  Hebrides.  It  is  of  free  branching  habit ; the  branches,  which  ramify  alternately, 
are  furnished  with  alternate  obtusely  oval  leaves,  from  one  to  two  inches  long,  which  are 
somewhat  oblique  in  form,  entire,  frequently  almost  entirely  covered  with  a mottling  of 
white,  but  in  some  cases  more  or  less  spotted  with  green.  As  in  many  other  E'uphorbiacece 
the  flowers  are  inconspicuous,  and  borne  in  the  axils  of  the  leaves.  The  great  value  of 
Phyllanthus  nivosus  rests  on  the  extreme  beauty  of  the  leaf  variegation,  which,  when  seen  in 
masses,  has  been  aptly  compared  with  a “ sheet  of  snow,”  whence  the  specific  name  “ nivosus.” 
The  native  women  of  one  of  the  islands  of  the  New  Hebrides  group  (Tanna)  are  said  to  be 
in  the  habit  of  using  the  spray  of  the  snow-white  foliage  for  the  adornment  of  their  dark 
tresses.  Our  plant  has  received  first-class  certificates  from  the  Royal  Horticultural  and  Royal 
Botanic  Societies ; and  is,  says  Mr.  Bull,  free  growing,  and  of  very  easy  culture,  succeeding 
best  in  a rather  shady  position  in  a moist  atmosphere.  There  is  no  acrid  corrosive  juice  in 
this  plant,  so  common  in  many  of  the  Euphorbiacece ; the  leaves  are  almost  juiceless,  and 
the  taste  is  pleasant,  being  not  unlike  that  of  apples. 


117. 


W.  0.  Smith,  F.LS.dd.  etlith. 


H 1 PP  EAST  RUM  (AMARY  LL  I S)  HENDERSONI  1. 

FLORAL  MAGAZINE  NEW  SERIES 
L.Reeve  & Co.  5.  Henrietta,  Str.Covent  Garden. 


V.Brodb.Day&Son.Imp 


118. 


W.  G.T'imitKF.L.S.del  etlith. 


HYACINTH  ANNA. 


Y.  Brooks.Day  fcSon.Inip 


L . Reeve  &:  Co.  5.  Heim  etta  S t.  Covent  Garden. 


119. 


V.BroQks.Day&Son.Imp 


W.  G.  Smith, E.L.S.  del  etlith. 

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FLORAL  MAGAZINE.  NEW  SERIES 
L. Reeve  & Co.  5,  Henrietta,  Sf.Covent  Garden. 


W.G.  Smith,  F.L.S.  del  etlith. 


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FLOWER  SHOWS. 

ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY,  May  27. 

At  the  Show  held  on  May  the  27th,  by  the  Royal  Horti- 
cultural Society,  Messrs.  Haage  and  Schmidt,  of  Erfurt, 
exhibited  a series  of  Double  Cinerarias,  which  give  great 
promise  of  becoming  very  useful  plants  ; the  colour  was 
rich  and  varied,  but  the  contrast  of  colour,  especially  the 
circle  of  white  so  striking  in  the  single  varieties,  was  lost 
in  the  double  forms. 

The  great  Summer  Show,  which  took  place  on  June 
4th  and  5th,  was  one  of  the  best  that  has  been  held  for 
some  years.  In  the  great  Davis  competition,  Mr.  Baines 
secured  first  honours,  with  unsurpassed  plants  of  Ixora 
coccinea;  I.  aurantiaca  ; Allemanda  Chelsoni ; Bougain- 
villea glabra;  Dipladenia  amabilis;  Clerodendron  Bal- 
fourianum  ; Franciscea  confertiflora,  and  Boronia  pin- 
nata.  Next  in  order  came  plants  from  Messrs.  Cutbush 
and  Kemp.  Stove  and  greenhouse  plants  were  well  re- 
presented by  Messrs.  Williams,  Jackson,  and  Son,  and 
Moore.  Of  Orchids  and  fine  foliage  plants  and  Ferns, 
there  was  a very  fine  display  sent  by  several  of  our  best- 
known  nurserymen  and  amateurs.  Messrs.  Paul  and  Son 
and  Mr. Turner  were  the  only  exhibitors  of  Roses  in  pots  ; 
whilst  of  show  Pelargoniums  there  was  a capital  dis- 
play. Amongst  new  plants  Mr.  Bull  sent  Phyllotaenium 
Lindeni,  and  many  others;  Mr.  Williams,  Alsophila 
Williamsii,  referred  to  in  another  place,  with  many  new 
plants;  and  Messrs.  Rollinson,  of  Tooting,  an  unnamed 
Pandanus,  &c.  The  first  prize,  for  six  new  plants  not 
yet  in  commerce,  a gold  medal  (and  the  only  one 
awarded),  fell  to  the  share  of  Mr.  Bull.  A magnificent 
group  of  new  and  rare  plants,  occupying  the  central 
position  of  the  large  tent,  was  shown  by  Messrs.  Veitch 
and  Sons,  of  Chelsea  ; and  Mr.  Peacock,  of  Hammer- 
smith, forwarded  a select  number  of  his  famous  Agaves, 
Aloes,  &c. 

On  June  17th,  Mr.  Barr  sent  a large  series  of  named 
Lilies,  in  continuation  of  the  plants  before  exhibited  by 
him,  and  on  which  Professor  Dyer  commented.  A first- 
class  certificate  was  awarded  to  Mr.  Lidgard,  of  Ham- 
mersmith, for  a dwarf  free-flowering  white  Lobelia, 
Duchess  of  Edinburgh;  to  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons, 
for  a Lily  named  Lilium  purpureum  ; to  Mr.  Chitty, 
of  Stamford  Hill,  for  a striking  new  Coleus,  also  named 
Duchess  of  Edinburgh.  Mr.  R.  Dean  showed  cut 
flowers  of  Antirrhinum,  of  great  beauty  and  merit,  and 
a good  strain  of  seedling  Penstemons,  which  was  com- 
mended. 


THE  FLORENCE  INTERNATIONAL 
EXHIBITION. 

We  are  glad  to  hear  that  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons,  of 
Chelsea,  have  been  awarded  four  gold  medals,  two  silver, 
and  one  bronze,  for  the  new  Plants,  Orchids,  and  Im- 
plements exhibited  by  them  in  Italy. 


DENDROBIUM  AMCENUM. 

This  lovely  and  seldom  seen  stove  epiphyte  has  recently 
been  exhibited,  in  fine  condition,  by  Mr.  William  Bull, 
of  Chelsea,  and  most  deservedly  awarded  a first- 
class  certificate.  The  flowers  are  white,  sepals  tipped 
with  purple,  and  the  labellum  adorned  with  a yellow 
blotch.  Its  odour  is  strong  and  peculiar,  being  exactly 
like  that  of  sweet  violets. 


NEW  WEEPING  TREE  FERN. 

Mr.  B.  S.  Williams  has  recently  exhibited  a new 
Weeping  Tree  Fern,  of  great  beauty,  under  the  name 
(given  to  it  by  Mr.  Moore)  of  “ Alsophila  Australis,  var. 
Williamsii.”  Our  readers  will  remember  that  the  two 
best  known  Weeping  Tree  Ferns,  and  which  have  re- 
cently attracted  so  much  attention,  are  African,  and 
come  under  the  genus  Cyathea.  These  are  C.  Burkei, 
and  C.  Dregei;  but  Mr.  Williams’s  Alsophila,  illustrated 
in  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle  for  June  6th  last,  is  de- 
cidedly more  graceful  in  habit  than  either  of  the  two 
former. 


TILLANDSIA  ZAIINII. 

This  plant,  introduced  by  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons,  from 
Costa  Rica,  through  their  collector,  Mr.  Zahn,  after 
whom  it  has  been  named,  is  one  of  the  most  exquisitely 
beautiful  of  all  plants  we  have  seen.  Its  habit  appears 
more  regular  and  geometrical  than  other  Tillandsias ; 
but  to  us  its  chief  beauty  resides  in  its  translucent 
amber-coloured  foliage,  beautifully  and  minutely  striped 
from  base  to  apex  with  fine,  sharp,  regular,  unbroken 
lines  of  crimson-red.  As  the  plant  advances  in  growth 
to  the  flowering  stage,  these  leaves  change  in  colour  to 
rich  scarlet.  The  clusters  of  flowers  are  rich  golden 
yellow.  Tillandsia  Zahnii  received  the  first  prize,  as 


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the  best  new  plant,  at  Ghent  last  year,  and  has  been 
awarded  a first-class  certificate  by  the  Floral  Committee 
of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society. 


PYRUS  MAULEI. 

All  persons  interested  in  the  culture  of  flowers  and 
fruits  must  have  heard  a good  deal  lately  of  this  new 
and  near  ally  of  the  Japan  Quince.  We  have  recently 
had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  a flowering  branch,  and 
anything  more  rich  and  ornamental  it  is  difficult  to 
conceive;  the  branches  are  loaded  with  transparent  scar- 
let flowers  of  considerable  size,  and  somewhat  after  the 
manner  of,  but  far  handsomer  than,  Pyrus  Japonica. 
The  plant  is  believed  to  be  quite  hardy,  atid  it  flowers 
late.  It  is  an  invaluable  addition  to  our  gardens  as  an 
ornamental  shrub,  and  to  our  orchards  as  a fruit  tree. 

It  grafts  best  upon  the  thorn,  and  is  sent  out  by 
Messrs.  Maule,  of  Bristol.  A full-size  engraving  of  a 
flower-laden  branch  is  given  in  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle 
for  June  13th  last. 


THE  HOLLYHOCK  DISEASE. 

This  fungus  (Puccinia  Malvacearum)  is  proving  a most 
destructive  pest  among  hollyhocks,  and  is  clearly  as 
terrible  a plague  amongst  them  as  the  potato  disease  is 
amongst  potatoes.  In  gardens  it  seems  to  break  out 
suddenly,  and  only  ends  in  the  total  disfigurement  and 
destruction  of  every  Hollyhock  in  the  beds.  Mr.  D.  J. 
Fish  sent  some  plants  in  a fearful  state  for  inspection  to 
the  last  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
We  believe  the  only  remedy  (if  it  can  be  so  called)  is 
the  hopeless  one  indeed,  of  taking  up  every  plant,  root 
and  branch,  and  burning  it. 


CROTUM  YOLUTUM. 

This  plant  wffll  specially  commend  itself  to  all  lovers  of 
singular  and  eccentric  forms  amongst  plants.  In  habit 
it  is  most  distinct  and  showy,  and  the  leaves  have  the 
singular  and  constant  property  of  curling  themselves 
inwards  towards  the  stem,  after  the  manner  of  the 
volute  in  the  Ionic  Capital,  or  a ram’s  horn.  The  deep 
green  leaves  are  six  inches  long,  from  one  to  two  inches 
in  breadth,  aud  beautifully  marked  with  a golden  bar 
down  the  centre,  from  which  spring  yellow  veins.  The 
curving  of  the  leaf-blades  causes  the  edges  to  become 
elevated,  and  so  form  a channel  down  the  centre.  The 
plant  came  originally  from  the  South  Sea  Islands,  and 
has  been  exhibited  by  Mr.  William  Bull,  of  Chelsea, 
and  awarded  a first-class  certificate  by  the  Royal  Hor- 
ticultural Society. 


NEW  VARIETY  OF  AMARYLLIS. 

Messrs.  Henderson  and  Son,  of  St.  John’s  Wood,  have 
now  in  bloom  a very  distinct  and  beautiful  Amaryllis,  a 
true  hybrid  between  Ilippeastrum  pardinum  and  Ama- 
ryllis reticulata;  rose-coloured  ground  with  a white  bar 
in  the  centre  of  each  lobe,  and  fine  rich  magenta-rose 
lines  running  through  each  petal.  It  is  certainly  one  of 
the  most  elegant  flowers  in  its  section  yet  seen  by  us, 
with  this  desirable  feature — that  it  has  a four-  or  five- 
flowered  scape. 


PANCRATIUM  NOTATUM. 

This  plant  has  recently  been  flowering  in  very  fine  con- 
dition in  Mr.  Bull’s  nursery  at  Chelsea.  Its  flowers  are 
white  and  deliciously  fragrant,  and  produced  in  clusters 
of  from  nine  to  twelve,  in  erect  scapes.  It  is  altogether 
a most  desirable  plant. 


CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 

B.  S.  Williams’s  Catalogue  of  Orchids,  Ferns,  Palms, 
and  general  Stove  and  Greenhouse  Plants,  Roses, 
Vines,  Pines,  &c.,  is  an  exceedingly  good  handbook  of  the 
best  new  introductions  of  the  season ; comprising  such 
Stove,  Greenhouse,  and  Hardy  Plants  as  may  be  found 
in  the  extensive  and  well-known  Victoria  and  Para- 
dise Nurseries  at  Upper  Holloway.  The  special 
novelties  comprise  six  new  varieties  of  Achimines, 
Adiantum  gracillimum,  Agave  Taylorii ; the  new  pure 
white  Amaryllis  (A.  virginalis),  and  the  ivory-white 
Anthurium,  A.  Williamsii ; together  with  new  Azaleas, 
Fuchsias,  Geraniums,  Gloxinias,  Verbenas,  Violas,  &c., 
with  many  new  plants  of  both  botanical  and  gardening 
interest  far  too  numerous  to  mention  in  detail.  The 
illustrations  by  the  Messrs.  Fitch  are  excellent,  but  the 
others  are  far  from  doing  anything  like  justice  to  the 
originals.  This  is  especially  the  case  with  Adiantum 
gracillimum,  one  of  the  most  delicately  lovely  plants 
under  cultivation. 

Dick  Radclyffe  and  Co. — Catalogue  of  Plants,  Seeds, 
Gardening  Requisites. 

There  is  great  probability  in  the  opinion  that  the 
colour  and  scent  of  the  petals  is  to  be  ascribed  to  the 
presence  of  pollen  within  them  ; it  probably  exists  in 
them  in  an  imperfectly  disengaged  state,  or  rather  com- 
bined with  and  diluted  by  other  fluids.  The  very  beauty 
of  the  colours  induces  the  idea  that  the  substance  con- 
tained in  the  petals,  though  in  an  extremely  purified 
condition,  has  not  yet  attained  the  very  highest  degree 
of  purity,  at  which  stage  it  appears  white  and  colourless. 
— Goethe. 


Plate  121. 

DOUBLE-FLOWERED  PELARGONIUM — “ CAPTAIN  RAIKES.” 


During  a recent  visit  to  the  magnificent  houses  of  Mr.  B.  S.  Williams,  of  the  Victoria  and 
Paradise  Nurseries,  Upper  Holloway,  we  especially  noted  the  extremely  fine  effect  produced 
by  the  subject  of  the  present  Plate.  Several  first-class  Double  Pelargoniums  are  in  the 
market  at  the  present  time ; notably  Queen  Victoria,  the  plant  recently  sent  out  by 
Mr.  Bull,  of  Chelsea,  which  has  rich  vermilion  petals,  broadly  margined  with  pure  white  ; 
whilst  in  Captain  Bailees  the  petals  are  margined  with  a luminous  carmine  tint.  Pelar- 
gonium Captain  Bailees  will  he  found  especially  valuable  for  bouquet-makers  and  growers 
for  market ; in  fact,  we  are  informed  by  Mr.  Williams  that  its  blooming  qualities  at  all 
times  of  the  year,  both  early  and  late,  are  so  extraordinary  that  it  may  with  all  justice  be 
termed  a perpetual  bloomer.  It  belongs  to  the  French  type  of  flower,  and  on  account  of 
the  blooms  being  double,  the  petals  do  not  readily  fall  when  cut  for  bouquet-making.  This 
fact  alone  will  render  it  simply  invaluable  wherever  cut  blooms  are  required  all  the  year- 
round.  It  has  a vigorous  free  branching  habit,  producing  large  and  ample  dark-green  leaves. 
The  numerous  large  trusses  of  bloom  are  borne  well  above  the  foliage,  and  the  individual 
flowers  are  both  large  and  full,  the  upper  petals  being  deep  fiery  crimson,  flaked  with  intense 
maroon  or  purplish- black,  bordered  with  pure  carmine,  and  the  lower  petals  clear,  bright, 
fiery  crimson.  It  has  been  justly  awarded  a first-class  certificate  by  the  Floral  Committee 
of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  and  a special  certificate  at  Manchester. 


Plate  122. 

NEW  ALPINE  AURICULAS. 

As  heretofore,  we  are  indebted  to  Mr.  Charles  Turner,  of  Slough,  for  the  opportunity  of 
figuring  the  two  newest  and  best  varieties  of  Alpine  Auriculas  which  have  of  late  appeared. 
When  one  considers  the  beautiful  coloration  and  habits  of  these  plants,  their  popularity  with 
the  public  at  large,  and  with  most  florists,  is  not  to  be  wondered  at ; or  that  Mr.  Turner 
finds  the  demand  for  his  plants  so  great  that  it  is  simply  impossible  to  meet  it,  and  that  he 
is  completely  sold  out  of  some  varieties.  Competent  judges  still  assert  that,  according  to  the 
rigid  rules  laid  down  by  florists,  no  perfect  Auriculas  have  at  present  been  obtained,  and 
that,  in  one  point  or  other,  all  Auriculas  fall  short.  For  this  reason  it  has  been  advised  to 
continually  raise  new  seedlings,  as  varieties  sent  out  more  than  half  a century  ago  take 
prizes  at  the  present  day.  It  is,  however,  by  no  means  easy  to  raise  good  new  seedlings, 
from  the  great  difficulty  in  obtaining  first-rate  seed,  as  those  who  possess  the  best  plants, 
and  consequently  the  choicest  seed,  will  not  part  from  it,  but  always  keep  it  in  their  own  hands. 
Besides  this,  the  production  of  seed  at  all  is  well  known  to  exhaust  the  plants ; therefore,  as 
soon  as  the  ovaries  begin  to  swell,  good  growers  pick  off  the  flowers,  and  so  stop  all  seed 
production.  The  seed,  when  procured,  should  be  thinly  sown  in  February  or  March, 
in  thoroughly  well-drained  pans,  in  a compost  of  light  sandy  mould  and  well-rotted  cow-dung, 
mixed  with  sharp  sand.  When  sown,  the  seeds  should  be  covered  with  finely-sifted  mould, 
and  watered  with  a fine  rose,  and  a hotbed  or  stove  will  facilitate  germination.  In  July  the 
seedlings  should  be  transferred  to  thumb-pots  ; and  in  the  second  or  third  year  blooms  may 
be  expected.  Fig.  1.  King  of  the  Belgians  (Turner) ; very  fine  large  smooth  flower,  of 
gi'eat  substance;  colour,  rich  maroon,  fine  bright  yellow  paste,  good  large  truss,  and  very 
constant  and  superb  variety.  Fig.  2.  Bear  Hart  (Turner) ; very  large,  fine,  bold  flower, 
good  circular,  bright  yellow  paste,  with  crimson  ground  colour,  shaded  with  bronze,  very- 
distinct,  and  particularly  attractive. 


Plate  123. 


DOUBLE  CHINESE  PRIMULA. 

A reference  to  the  figures  in  the  past  volumes  of  the  Floral  Magazine  will  at  once  show 
how  vastly  superior  the  subject  of  our  present  Plate  is  over  any  Chinese  Primula  we  have 
ever  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  or  figuring  before.  The  great  size  of  the  head  of  flowers 
precluded  all  possibility  of  getting  a representation  of  the  plant  into  our  ordinary  Plate,  so 
we  have  been  obliged  to  mutilate  the  subject,  and  show  one  mere  corner  of  this  fine  Primula. 
On  the  left-hand  side  of  the  Plate  may  be  seen  a greatly  reduced  sketch,  showing  the  hand- 
some compact  habit  of  the  entire  plant,  which  must  needs  serve  as  a clue  to  its  habit.  This 
entirely  new  variety  of  Primula  pramitens  ( Sinensis ) is  a splendid  double-flowering  form, 
bearing  dense  pyramidal  trusses  of  bloom,  which  are  thrown  well  above  the  foliage,  and  pro- 
duced in  the  most  profuse  manner,  the  flowers  individually  are  large,  and  the  petals  of  good 
substance ; the  colour  is  of  a rich  crimson  scarlet — a colour  which  from  its  refulgency  it  is 
almost  impossible  to  imitate,  and  a much  brighter  tint  than  is  found  in  any  varieties  hitherto 
cultivated. 

One  of  the  greatest  recommendations  of  this  fine  improvement  in  the  Chinese  Primula 
is  that,  although  a Double-flowering  variety,  it  perpetuates  itself  true  from  seed,  the  petaloid 
segments  not  being  sufficiently  crowded  to  destroy  the  reproductive  organs.  The  cultivation 
of  Chinese  Primroses  is  now  so  well  and  generally  understood,  and  has  been  so  often  adverted 
to  in  these  pages,  that  any  remarks  as  to  their  management  would  be  considered  superfluous ; 
suffice  it  therefore  to  say,  that  Primulas  of  this  strain  cannot  be  too  strongly  recommended  ; 
for  blooming  as  they  do  in  the  winter,  their  value,  whether  as  cut  flowers  or  decorative  pot- 
plants,  can  scarcely  be  over-estimated. 

It  only  remains  for  us  to  say,  that  we  are  indebted  to  Mr.  'William  Bull,  of  King’s 
Road,  Chelsea,  for  the  opportunity  of  figuring  this  first-class  novelty,  and  that  the  entire 
stock  of  plants  and  seeds  of  this  Primula  is  in  his  hands. 


Plate  124. 

FICUS  PARCELLII. 

Undoubtedly  this  Ficus,  which  has  excited  the  greatest  admiration  at  all  recent  Exhi- 
bitions, is  a grand  addition  to  our  lists  of  variegated  stove  plants ; it  was  discovered  by  Mr. 
Parcell,  the  enterprising  collector  of  Messrs.  Baptist  and  Son,  of  Sydney,  from  whom  Messrs. 
Veitch  and  Sons  received  it.  It  was  awarded  first-class  certificates  from  the  Royal  Horti- 
cultural and  Royal  Botanic  Societies  in  April  of  the  present  year.  It  is  of  free  growth, 
and  maintains  its  splendid  variegation  throughout,  and  is  certainly  one  of  the  finest  of 
all  variegated  decorative  plants  introduced  of  late  years.  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons  believe 
that  it  will  eventually  become  a market  plant  grown  in  dung  frames  and  used  for  decorative 
purposes  generally.  From  the  comparative  thinness  of  the  leaves  and  the  general  aspect  of 
the  plant,  one  might  consider  it  as  not  belonging  to  Ficus  at  all,  were  this  point  not  settled 
by  the  flower  and  fruit  being  known.  The  general  tone  of  the  variegation  can  be  well  esti- 
mated from  a glance  at  our  Plate ; the  habit  of  the  plant  is  perfectly  compact,  and  its  leaves 
are  as  large  as  those  of  Ficus  elastica,  but  thinner  and  coarsely  serrate  along  the  margins. 
They  are  in  colour  bright  green,  irregularly  and  profusely  blotched  with  creamy-white 
and  dark-green ; these  blotches  taking  square  and  angular  forms,  and  giving  the  leaf  the 
appearance  of  a piece  of  rich  work  in  mosaic.  In  its  particular  massive  style  Ficus 
Parcellii  has  no  equal  as  a decorative  plant,  in  which  direction  we  are  glad  to  see  it  (where 
already  known)  generally  appreciated. 


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AUGUST,  1874. 


EXHIBITIONS. 

ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY,  July  1. 

The  Rose  Show  held  on  this  date  -brought  a grand  collec- 
tion  of  blooms  to  the  Western  Arcade,  when  the  first 
prize,  for  seventy-two  flowers,  was  awarded  to  Mr.  G. 
Prince,  of  Oxford  ; Mr.  Turner  being  second ; Messrs. 
Paul  and  Son,  of  Cheshunt,  third;  and  Messrs.  J. 
Mitchell  and  Sons,  fourth.  For  three  trusses,  each  of 
forty-eight  varieties,  Mr.  Turner  was  first,  and  Messrs. 
Paul  and  Son  second.  For  thirty-six  blooms,  Mr. 
Cranston,  of  Hereford,  was  first;  Mr.  Eraser,  of  Lea 
Bridge,  second  ; and  Mr.  G.  Prince  third.  The  Amateurs' 
class  was  well  represented,  the  best  forty-eight  trusses 
being  sent  from  the  Rev.  G.  Arkwright,  Pencombe 
Rectory,  Herefordshire ; the  next  best  from  the  Rev. 
J.  B.  M.  Camm  ; and  then  Mr.  Farren,  of  Cambridge, 
third ; and  Mr.  W.  Ingle  fourth.  The  twenty-four 
truss  competition  was  equally  well  contested.  The  best 
twelve  new  Roses  of  1871,  '72,  and  '73  were  sent  from 
Mr.  Cranston.  In  the  Eastern  Arcade  choice  collections 
of  plants  were  sent  by  Mr.  B.  S.  Williams  and  Mr. 
Aldous  of  South  Kensington. 

July  15. — First-class  certificates  were  awarded  to 
Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson,  of  St.  John’s  Wood,  for 
Sonerila  Ilendersoni  and  S.  Ilendersoni-argentia,  two 
handsomely  marked  melastomaceous  plants ; to  Mr. 
Smith,  of  Wilmot  Road,  Leyton,  for  Campanula  Smithii, 
an  accidental  hybrid  between  C.  fragilis  and  C.  pumila- 
alba;  to  J.  Fraser,  of  Leyton,  for  Ixora  Fraseri,  a highly 
coloured  variety  of  more  hardy  constitution  than  some 
of  these  plants;  to  Mr.  Wm.  Paul  for  his  new  purple- 
leaved Birch  and  for  Zonal  Pelargonium  Jeanne  Ale- 
gatiere,  a large  double-flowered  lilac-tinted  pink  variety ; 
to  Mr.  George,  of  Putney,  for  Pelargonium  Sir  Garnet 
Wolseley,  a large  bright  scarlet  form. 

The  show  of  Pelargoniums,  though  containing  many 
fine  plants,  did  not  call  for  any  special  remark,  and  the 
same  may  be  said  of  the  Fuchsias ; both  classes  (especially 
the  latter)  were  well  represented.  For  Clematis,  Mr. 
Jackson,  of  Woking,  was  first.  Two  miscellaneous 
groups  of  plants  contributed  by  Messrs.  Yeitch  and  Sons 
and  B.  S.  Williams  were  of  a very  interesting  and  at- 
tractive character. 

Subsequently  to  this  meeting  an  examination  of  Bed- 
ding Pansies  was  made  at  Chiswick.  Those  considered 
best  were  from  Messrs.  Dickson  and  Co.,  of  Edinburgh, 
and  Mr.  It.  Dean,  Ealing : the  selection  from  the  plants 


[No.  32. 


of  the  former  firm  being  Golden  Gem,  Dickson’s  King, 
Dickson’s  Queen,  and  Tory ; and  those  of  the  latter, 
Tyrian  Prince,  Imperial  Blue  Perfection,  Blue  Bell,  Lily- 
white  Tom  Thumb,  Miss  Maitland,  and  Mulberry. 
Messrs.  Dickson  and  Sous’  Chieftain  took  a second  place. 
Several  of  these  plants  were  selected  for  figuring  in 
the  Floral  Magazine. 


THE  HOLLYHOCK  DISEASE. 

Since  our  last  issue,  we  have  received  a letter  from  Mr. 
Downie,  of  the  firm  of  Downie,  Laird,  and  Laing,  in 
which  he  states  he  has  found  a remedy  for  this  dreaded 
plague  of  the  Malvaceae.  Mr.  Downie  also  submitted 
specimens  to  the  members  of  the  Scientific  Committee 
at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society, 
in  which  it  was  quite  apparent  that  the  disease  had  been 
arrested,  and  it  appears  that  had  not  some  remedy  been 
found,  Messrs.  Downie  and  Co.  would  inevitably  have 
lost  their  entire  stock  of  Hollyhocks.  We  understand 
the  cure  has  been  effected  by  alternate  applications  of 
“ Gishurst’s  Compound  ” and  Flowers  of  Sulphur  twice 
a week,  the  compound  made  at  the  strength  of  a Is.  to 
3s.  box  to  twelve  gallons  of  water  applied  to  the  under 
surface  of  leaves,  and  the  sulphur  through  one  of  Pooley's 
distributors. 


THE  NEW  DOUBLE  POINSETTIA. 

We  have  recently  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  a dried 
specimen  of  this  recent  Mexican  discovery  of  Benedict 
Roezls,  living  plants  of  which  are  shortly  expected  in  this 
country.  This  new  feature  of  doubleness  in  Poinsettia 
pulcherrima  consists  in  a repeated  branching  and  multi- 
plication of  the  coloured  tracts  at  the  top  of  the  flower- 
stalk,  making  the  head  of  the  plant  many  times  more 
conspicuous  than  the  ordinary  head  of  Poinsettia  as  com- 
monly seen  in  our  stoves. 


IRIS  K/EMPFERI. 

Far.  Filward  George  Henderson. 

The  truly  superb  blooms  of  this  gorgeous  Iris  as  ex- 
hibited at  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  on  July  1st  by 
Messrs.  E.  G.  Hendeison  and  Son,  of  St.  John’s  Wood, 
resembled,  at  first  sight,  some  of  the  fine  deep  purple 
varieties  of  Clematis,  made  so  well  known  to  us  by 
Messrs.  Geo.  J ackman n and  Son,  of  W oking.  As  a garden 


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flower  it  is  evidently  destined  to  occupy  a foremost  place. 
The  colours  are  considerably  varied  in  the  different 
blooms,  one  of  the  finest  forms  being  deep  violet-purple 
with  a flame  of  brilliant  yellow  up  the  centre  of  each 
segment  of  the  flower,  whilst  other  blooms  are  delicately 
and  variously  marked  and  pencilled.  The  individual 
blooms  measure  from  six  to  seven  inches  across,  and  are 
very  attractive  on  account  of  the  three  upper  segments 
being  spread  out  horizontally,  thus  giving  the  flower  an 
aspect  of  doubleness. 


NEW  GLADIOLI. 

Messrs.  Souillard  and  Burnelet,  the  successors  of 
M.  Souchet,  send  out  this  season,  amongst  famous  hybrid 
Gladioli,  the  following  eighteen  first-rate  novelties, — 
viz.,  Amalthee : — A fine  variety  of  moderate  stature, 
bearing  a splendid  spike  of  large  pure  white  flowers,  with 
broad  patches  of  a rich  violet- red  ; throat  velvety- violet ; 
anterior  divisions  of  the  perianth  slightly  shaded  with 
lilac.  Belladonna : — A fine  spike  of  well-set  white 
flowers,  shaded  with  bright  lilac,  the  lower  division 
marked  with  slender  bright  carmine  stripes.  Shape  of 
the  flower  very  peculiar,  and  quite  new.  L’ Unique 

Violet : — Spike  very  long,  bearing  unusually  large  dark 
lilac  flowers  tinged  with  violet,  and  flamed  with  deep 
carmine.  A vigorous  grower  and  of  perfect  habit. 
Variabilis : — Spike  long ; flowers  extra  large,  pure 
white,  spotted  or  not  spotted,  and  sometimes  dashed  with 
lilac;  bottom  of  the  throat  violet.  An  exceedingly 
effective  branching  variety.  Merveille  : — Very  beauti- 
ful rose-cerise,  faintly  shaded  with  violet,  bordered  and 
flamed  with  deep  carmine;  centre  very  bright.  Psyche: 
— A magnificent  spike  of  delicate  rose-coloured  glazed 
velvety  flowers,  the  inner  divisions  of  a deeper  rose, 
flamed  with  bright  carmine.  Unrivalled  in  form  and 
colouring.  Arethuse  : — A fine  spike  of  perfectly  formed 
delicate  white  flowers,  faintly  tinged  with  pink  and 
striped,  and  flamed  with  dark  carmine.  Murillo  : — A 
magnificent  spike,  bearing  beautiful  bright  cerise-red 
flowers  of  extra  size,  all  the  divisions  banded  with  pure 
white,  and  the  lower  ones  almost  altogether  white.  A 
first-rate  variety.  Le  A esuve  : — An  extremely  long 
spike  of  beautiful  brilliant  fiery-red  flowers,  very  large 
and  effective.  A late,  strong-growing  variety.  De 
Mirbel  : — A large  spike  of  perfect  rose-coloured  flowers, 
slightly  tinged  with  violet  or  lilac,  ground  very  bright, 
striped  and  flamed  with  deep  carmine.  Asmodee : — A 
very  beautiful  spike  of  cerise  red  or  bright  purple  flowers, 
bordered  and  flamed  with  a rich  garnet-red  spot,  and 
very  broad  rays,  white.  A very  distinct  variety.  Le 
Tintorte: — A very  long  and  handsome  spike  of  fine 
open  flowers  of  a beautiful  cerise,  flamed  with  carmine 


near  the  edges,  and  with  a carmined  spot  upon  a 
yellowish  ground  ; a strong-growing  variety.  Ondine : 
— A long  spike  of  perfectly  disposed  white  flowers, 
shaded  with  lilac,  each  division  furnished  with  a small 
deep  violet  blotch,  and  faintly  dashed  with  very  bright 
carmine  near  the  edges.  Albion  : — A very  large  spike, 
bearing  handsome  white  flowers  of  unusual  size,  faintly 
and  delicately  tinged  with  lilac,  and  sometimes  flamed 
with  lilac-carmine.  An  extra  tall  variety.  Trium- 
phans : — A very  large  and  beautiful  spike  of  cerise 
flowers,  admirably  set.  Cassini  : — Extra  large  spike  of 
perfectly  arranged  beautiful  rose  flowers,  flamed  with 
carmine;  lower  divisions  elegantly  striped  with  carmine 
on  a very  bright  ground.  Ambroise  Yerschaffelt  : — A 
splendid  spike  of  perfectly  formed  pink  and  white  flowers, 
flamed  with  garnet-red,  divisions  with  a large  rose- spot. 
An  exceedingly  effective  variety.  Sirene : — Delicate 

clear  bright  rose,  slightly  tinged  with  orange,  and 
broadly  rayed  with  red  on  the  lower  divisions,  spot  red 
on  a yellow  ground. 


THE  MIMULUS. 

[Henderson’s  Strain.) 

The  beautiful  varieties  of  Mimulus,  selected  from  a large 
collection,  and  illustrated  on  Plate  125  of  the  present 
Number,  are  amongst  some  of  the  finest  and  most  dis- 
tinct hybrid  forms  obtained  from  a careful  cross-breeding 
of  the  various  strains  knowm.  in  gardens  as  Mimulus 
luteus-pardinus,  M.  tigrioides,  M.  maculosus,  and 
M.  quinquevulnerus ; and  these  again  re-crossed  with 
the  brilliant  orange  and  flamed,  crimson-flowered 
M.  cupreus,  and  the  scarlet-flowered  M.  cardinalis.  The 
successful  results  of  cross-impregnation  with  the  finest 
of  perennial  species  has  produced  a group  of  varieties 
with  more  elegant  and  picturesque  features  of  colour, 
and  tending  to  a more  densely  compact  and  perennial 
habit  than  found  in  any  previous  selections.  Many  of 
the  kinds  to  be  found  in  the  same  miscellaneous  group 
are  both  much  finer  in  outline,  and  show  a greater 
advance  in  the  almost  colossal  size  of  their  individual 
blooms  than  those  here  illustrated,  whilst  the  pleasing 
variety  and  beauty  of  their  coloration  and  elegant 
markings  and  pencillings  are  almost  infinite. 


NEW  BLANDFORDIAS. 

We  have  recently  seen  a new  Blandfordia  of  great  beauty 
at  Mr.  Wm.  Bull’s  establishment  for  new  plants  at 
Chelsea,  also  a fine  new  hybrid  Blandfordia  at  Messrs. 
Henderson’s  nursery,  at  St.  John’s  AA’ood.  The  latter 
plant  is  a hybrid  between  Blandfordia  Cunninghami 
and  B.  flammea,  and  bears  ten  or  more  large,  richly 
coloured  flowers. 


Plate  125. 


NEW  VAPJETIES  OF  MIMULUS. 

It  is  now  exactly  ten  years  ago  since  we  published  a Plate  (PI.  157,  Old  Series),  con- 
taining three  new  varieties  of  Hybrid  Mimulus  raised  by  Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  and  Son, 
of  the  Wellington  Nurseries,  St.  John’s  Wood.  These  varieties  were  hybrids  between  the 
then  newly-arrived  Mimulus  cuprous  and  M.  luteus  and  M.  rivularis,  and  showed  a marked 
advance  upon  anything  that  had  been  seen  before  in  the  way  of  the  well-known  yellow  or 
spotted  Monkey  Flower,  often  found  wild  in  England  on  the  banks  of  streams  and  in  boggy 
pastures.  During  the  ten  years  that  have  elapsed  since  the  Plate  above  referred  to  was 
published,  Messrs.  Henderson  and  Son  have  continued  the  cultivation  and  improvement 
of  the  Mimulus  with  unflagging  zeal  and  with  the  result  shown  in  the  coloured  Plate  which 
accompanies  this  note,  in  which  the  blooms  of  five  new  and  distinct  seedlings  are  shown 
under  the  names  of— 1,  Perfection ; 2,  Duke  of  Edinburgh;  3,  Unique;  4,  Soldi;  and 
5,  Duchess  of  Edinburgh.  The  size  and  colour,  with  the  mottling  and  pencilling  of 
the  five  new  varieties,  are  so  well  shown  in  the  Plate  that  any  dimensions  or  mere  description 
of  the  coloration  becomes  quite  unnecessary.  Seeds  sown  in  the  early  spring,  in  a fine, 
sandy  soil,  with  a temperature  of  60  degrees,  will  give  an  abundance  of  plants  for  the 
summer.  After  they  have  shown  well  above  ground,  they  simply  require  re-potting  in  rich, 
light  soil.  Should  any  desirable  variety  appear  amongst  the  seedlings,  it  can  be  readily 
made  permanent  by  cuttings  or  offsets  from  the  roots.  There  is  a well-known  plan  of 
gradually  withholding  water  when  the  plants  have  done  flowering,  and  suffering  them  to  dry 
off,  and  then  laying  them  by  all  the  winter  till  they  begin  to  grow  in  spring,  and  then 
dividing  at  the  roots. 


Plate  126. 

CROTON  SPIRALE. 

Amongst  the  many  new  and  old  varieties  of  Croton  which  embellish  our  stoves  C.  spirale 
is  well  worth  a foremost  place,  as  it  is  one  of  the  very  best  for  ornamental  purposes.  On 
account  of  its  peculiar  form  and  rich  colouring  it  is  both  distinct  and  effective  : the  spiral 
twisting  of  the  leaf  blade,  which  has  suggested  its  name,  is  very  marked  and  perfectly 
constant.  The  leaves  are  from  nine  to  twelve  inches  long,  and  about  an  inch  wide,  deep 
green  with  a broad  golden-yellow  bar  up  the  centre,  the  green  margin  twisting  spirally 
round  the  golden  bar ; some  leaves,  as  will  be  seen,  are  partially  spiral  and  partially 
undulate.  The  older  leaves  become  a deep  bronzy  green,  almost  purple,  and  the  midrib  a 
deep  crimson.  Croton  spirale  has  been  imported  from  the  South  Sea  Islands,  and  has  been 
awarded  a First-Class  Certificate  by  the  Floral  Committee  of  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society.  This  plant,  with  Croton  majesticum,  figured  in  our  February  Number,  and  C.  volutum, 
referred  to  in  our  last,  may  now  be  seen  in  great  beauty  in  one  of  Mr.  William  Full’s  new 
Plant  Houses  at  Chelsea,  where  we  recently  had  the  opportunity  of  sketching  the  subject 
of  the  present  Plate.  All  three  plants,  we  are  informed,  will  be  sent  out  for  the  first  time 
by  Mr.  Bull  during  this  present  month  of  August.  All  Crotons  succeed  well  in  a mixture 
of  three  parts  loam  and  one  peat ; and  cuttings,  with  the  leaves  left  on,  root  freely  in  sand 
under  a glass  in  heat ; they  are  said  to  become  ipore  richly  coloured  under  certain  conditions 
of  abundance  of  sunny  light,  plenty  of  heat,  and  a moderately  poor  compost  to  grow  them 
in,  whilst  if  the  compost  is  too  rich,  and  the  position  of  the  plants  too  shady,  the  coloration 
is  apt  to  become  somewhat  subdued. 


Plate  127. 

CLEMATIS — ■"  MARQUIS  OF  SALISBURY." 


The  very  fine  variety  of  Clematis  we  now  figure  makes  a notable  addition  to  the  series 
of  Clematis  we  have  illustrated  in  former  Numbers  of  this  Magazine,  and  will  at  once  remind 
our  readers  of  the  grand  Clematis  rubro-violacea  and  C.  Jackmanni,  figured  in  Plates  215  and 
226  in  Yol.  IV.  of  the  Floral  Magazine.  Intense  as  is  the  coloration  of  the  petals  in  the 
latter  plants,  yet  the  rich  velvety  depth  of  the  maroon-purple  is  still  more  striking  in 
C.  Marquis  of  Salisbury,  which  somewhat  resembles  C.  magnifica  ( Floral  Magazine , Yol.  VIII., 
PI.  453)  in  having  a flame  of  claret  or  turkey-red  along  each  segment  of  the  flower. 
Clematis  Marquis  of  Salisbury  is  a free-growing  and  exceedingly  promising  variety,  apparently 
belonging  to  the  (early)  Jackmanni  type.  The  leaves  are  pinnatisect,  having  ovate-lanceolate, 
much  acuminated  hairy  leaflets,  which  are  sometimes  ternately  divided.  The  flowers  are  of 
a fine  dark  plum  colour,  remarkable  for  their  rich  velvety  surface,  and  consist  of  about  six 
sepals,  which  are  broad  and  overlapping.  Its  richness  and  depth  of  colour  are  remarkable. 

The  Clematis  will  thrive  in  almost  any  situation  ; all  it  requires  is  to  be  grown  in  rich 
deep  soil,  to  be  manured  freely  every  season,  and  to  be  planted  out  in  the  open  ground  that 
their  roots  may  have  freedom  ; but  should  this  or  other  varieties  be  required  for  conservatory 
decoration  care  must  be  taken  in  providing  large  deep  pots.  In  pruning,  the  object  should 
be  that  of  favouring  to  the  utmost  the  development  of  the  vigorous  young  shoots,  which  in 
the  early  Jackmanni  strain  flower  both  in  the  year’s  old  growth,  and  again  later  on  in  the 
summer  in  the  young  wood.  Clematis  Marquis  of  Salisbury,  received  a First-Class  Certificate 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Po3’al  Horticultural  Society  on  the  15tli  of  April  last. 


Plate  128. 

NEPENTHES  SAN  GUINEA. 

This  rare  and  magnificent  pitcher-plant  was  introduced  ;by  Mr.  William  Lobb  (Messrs. 
Veitch’s  collector)  from  the  summit  of  Mount  Opliir  in  the  East  Indies,  in  1S4S,  from  which 
region — the  Indian  Archipelago — nearly  all  the  species  of  Nepenthes  in  cultivation  are 
brought.  Pitcher-plants  grow  in  the  swamps  of  the  Malay  Islands,  Australia  New  Cale- 
donia, the  Seychelle  Islands,  and  Madagascar ; their  seeds  float  at  first  on  the  surface  of 
the  water,  which  they  imbibe  by  degrees  and  then  sink  to  the  bottom,  where  they  germinate. 
Few  plants  are  more  singular  in  habit  than  pitcher-plants,  which  call  to  mind,  by  their  leaf- 
form,  some  species  of  Sarracenia,  and  present  analogies  with  both  Drosera  and  Parnassia. 

In  successfully  growing  these  plants  heat  at  the  roots  is  considered  as  necessary  as  a hot 
humid  atmosphere  is  essential  for  the  leaves  and  stems.  Nepenthes  naturally  grow  in  hot 
swamps,  and  are  best  cultivated  in  a compost  of  coarse  fibrous  peat,  mixed  with  a greater 
portion  of  Hypnum  moss.  The  plants  should  be  plunged  in  rather  wet  moss,  kept  at  a heat 
of  not  less  than  eighty  degrees,  so  as  to  secure  a constantly  warm  humid  atmosphere 
surrounding  the  plants.  Considerable  uncertainty  seems  to  exist  as  to  why  the  pitcher- 
plant  was  named  Nepenthes,  a name  under  which  Homer  speaks  of  a substance  which  has 
been  said  to  be  opium  (probably  some  magic  potion)  ; but  we  think  the  name  clearly  has 
reference  to  the  “ nectar”  which  is  secreted  by  the  pitchers ; or  the  plant  (vrnrcvOtQ),  which, 
when  mixed  with  wine,  formed  a magic  drink,  said  to  have  had  the  power  of  obliterating 
pain  and  sorrow  from  the  memory.  The  pitchers  (especially  in  N.  distillatoria)  are  partly 
filled  with  water  befoi'e  the  lid  opens : hence  we  presume  the  secretion  has  been  looked  upon 
as  a magic  draught  having  occult  properties,  and  the  plant  named  “ Nepenthes”  with  that 
idea  in  view.  Our  figure  was  taken  at  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons’  Nursery  at  Chelsea,  and 
represents  the  plant  originally  grown  by  Mr.  Baines  at  Southgate  House. 


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EXHIBITING  ROSES. 

During  the  last  few  weeks  a spirited  contest  has  been 
carried  on  in  the  horticultural  and  gardening  papers  as 
to  the  best  way  of  exhibiting  roses.  The  gauntlet  was 
thrown  down  by  the  redoubtable  Mr.  William  Paul,  who 
exhibited  a collection  of  six  thousand  trusses  in  groups, 
and  arranged  in  geometrical  patterns  according  to 
colours.  Under  certain  conditions  we  can  see  no  objec- 
tion to  a great  rose- grower  exhibiting  the  super- 
abundant riches  of  his  gardens  in  this  way;  and  in 
our  opinion  it  is  certainly  an  advance  on  the  usual  way 
of  exhibiting  the  same  masses  of  flowers  in  rectangular 
green  boxes  margined  with  ragged  moss.  Such  a blaze 
of  symmetrical  beauty  reminded  one  of  a royal  night  at 
the  Opera  in  comparison  with  a “ Foresters'  Day"  at  the 
Crystal  Palace,  or  the  “ Hallelujah  Chorus"  after  an 
energetic  German  band,  or  the  Shah  of  Persia  after 
King  Koffee.  When  masses  are  at  hand  who  can  object 
to  their  being  arranged  in  pleasing  forms?  Geometrical 
patterns  are  not  objected  to  in  flower-beds,  or  Roses  in 
wreaths,  and  in  both  of  these  the  individual  forms  of  the 
flowers  are  lost. 

We  incline  to  the  opinion  that  both  disputants  are 
more  or  less  in  the  right,  for  whilst  Roses  are  perfectly 
lovely  when  arranged  in  devices  or  scrolls,  they  are 
equally  (or  still  more)  lovely  when  isolated.  But 
because  the  isolated  face  of  one  of  Raphael's  heavenly 
Madonnas  transfixes  us  by  its  unearthly  beauty,  is  that 
any  reason  why  we  should  rip  up  Michael  Angelo's  “Last 
Judgment?"  Because  we  are  charmed  by  Mozart's 
“ Minuet,"  are  we  not  to  be  spellbound  by  the  involved 
beauties  of  Beethoven’s  “ Pastoral  Symphony?" 

There  can  he  no  doubt  that,  to  sesthetically  enjoy  Roses, 
the  flowers  should  he  isolated,  so  that  every  quality  of  the 
bloom  is  made  manifest;  and  to  most  rosarians  we  imagine 
that  ten  perfect  flowers  would  be  more  satisfying  than  ten 
thousand.  We  have  had  more  mental  enjoyment  whilst 
contemplating  three  or  four  perfect  Roses  on  our  own 
table,  than  in  all  the  “ Rose  Shows"  at  South  Kensing- 
ton.  One  is  like  classical  chamber  music,  the  other  like 
a contest  of  brass  bands  at  the  Crystal  Palace.  One 
who  loves  the  angel-faces  of  children  would  never  quite 
appreciate  a “ Baby-show,"  nor  because  he  happened  to 
be  served  by  a pleasant  waitress  would  the  same  indi- 
vidual go  to  a “Barmaid  Show"  at  North  Woolwich. 

We  must  take  Roses  for  their  own  value,  and  they  are 
never  so  exquisite  as  when  seen  singly  in  slight  trans- 


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parent  flower-glasses,  as  used  for  the  table;  hut  when 
they  are  wanted  in  masses,  pray  let  us  give  a preference  to 
pleasant  curved  lines  over  square  deal  boxes.  W.  G.  S. 


CYPERUS  LAXUS. 

Mr.  W.  Thomson,  of  the  City  of  London  Club,  has 
called  attention  in  the  columns  of  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle 
to  the  value  of  this  plant  for  dinner-table  decoration. 
In  general  form  it  resembles  a very  elegant  palm,  with 
the  foliage  low  down  and  the  inflorescence  well  above  the 
line  of  sight.  When  placed  on  the  dinner  table  there  is 
nothing  to  interfere  with  the  view  across  it  except  the 
thread-like  stems.  Mr.  Thomson's  notes  are  accom- 
panied by  a large  portrait  of  the  plant,  and  we  under- 
stand that  Mr.  John  Wills,  of  Onslow  Crescent,  South 
Kensington,  has  the  entire  stock. 


NOTES. 

We  learn  that  Mr.  George  Jackman  has  been  fortunate 
enough  to  obtain  a purple  flowered  Clematis  flammula, 
which  it  is  proposed  to  distinguish  by  the  name  of 
C.  Flammula  roseo-purpurea.  The  novelty  is  said  to  have 
quite  the  appearance  of  being  an  accidental  hybrid 
between  C.  Flammula  and  C.  Viticella,  with  a hawthorn- 
like fragrance  and  flowering  from  the  middle  of  July 
onwards. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  held 
on  August  5th,  Mr.  Kinghorn  exhibited  an  apetalous 
Fuchsia  (F.  procumbens),  which  is  new  to  our  gardens. 
Mr.  Berkeley  thought  it  might  possibly  give  rise  to  a 
race  of  Fuchsias  totally  different  in  habit  from  those  we 
have  now  in  cultivation.  Be  this  as  it  may,  Fuchsia 
procumbens  makes  a basket  plant  of  the  first  order.  As 
to  crossing  it  with  other  Fuchsias  and  so  getting  inter- 
mediate forms,  time  can  only  show  whether  this  can  be 
done,  as  the  pollen  of  Fuchsia  procumbens  is  wholly 
different  in  form  from  that  of  any  other  Fuchsia  we  have 
examined,  or  indeed  of  any  other  member  of  the  Natural 
Order  Onagracese. 

We  are  glad  to  report  that  some  Hollyhocks  are  able  to 
perfectly  throw  off  the  new  fungus  without  any  artificial 
aid  from  the  cultivator.  Some  plants  which  were  badly 
affected  in  the  spring  have  become  perfectly  healthy 
during  the  present  summer  with  no  trace  of  the  disease 
to  be  seen  beyond  a few  blackened  leaves  at  the  base  of 
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PANCRATIUM  NOTATUM. 


We  have  engraved  the  above  illustration  of  this  fine 
Pancratium  from  one  of  the  plants  at  Mr.  Bulbs  esta- 
blishment at  Chelsea.  We  only  regret  that  the  size 
of  our  page  is  quite  inadequate  to  show  even  one  flower 
of  the  scape,  for  the  individual  flowers  are  considerably 


larger  than  the  size  shown  in  our  illustration.  We  have 
only  to  add  that  the  blooms  are  arranged  in  snowy  clus- 
ters of  from  nine  to  twelve  deliciously  fragrant  blossoms 
to  show  how  eminently  desirable  this  Pancratium  is  for 
all  collections  of  handsome  bulbous  plants. 


Plate  129. 

TEA  ROSE — “ DU  CHESS  OF  EDINBURGH.” 


The  Tea-scented  Rose  we  here  figure  is  a plant  of  the  very  first  quality,  and  has  been 
awarded  a First-Class  Certificate  by  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society — certainly  first-class 
honours  were  never  more  deservedly  conferred.  The  quality  of  its  quite  unrivalled  colour 
and  habit  may  be  gathered  from  our  Plate,  and  when  we  add  that  besides  bearing  brilliant 
full  crimson-coloured  flowers,  and  possessing  a perfectly  compact  habit,  it  is  a most 
profuse  bloomer,  we  imagine  that  most  of  our  readers  will  agree  with  Messrs.  Veitch  and 
Sons  (whose  property  the  Rose  is)  that  it  is  one  of  the  freest  and  best  Roses  ever  introduced. 
Duchess  of  Edinburgh  forces  quite  a fortnight  earlier  than  any  other  Rose,  and  it  is,  we  are 
informed  by  Messrs.  Veitch,  “ continually  in  bloom,  every  shoot  producing  a flower.”  The 
flowers,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  Plate,  are  medium  in  size,  and  from  air  artistic  point  of  view 
simply  perfect : and  there  can  be  little  doubt  it  will  prove  quite  unequalled  for  forcing  and 
bedding.  The  Rose  is  universally  acknowledged  to  be  queen  of  flowers,  and  to  us  the  Tea- 
scented  Rose  in  all  its  varieties  seems  to  possess  the  utmost  refinement  of  form  and  colour, 
and  to  be  far  beyond  all  other  Roses  in  the  exquisite  elegance  peculiar  to  itself.  The  delicate 
fragrance  too  of  this  tribe  of  Roses  quite  accords  with  the  refinement  of  form  and  sweet 
subdued  colouring  so  frequent  amongst  Tea-scented  Roses.  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  in  colour 
breaks  away  from  the  blondes,  of  which  this  tribe  is  mostly  composed,  and  is  a queen-like 
brunette.  We  shall  never  forget  the  exquisite  effect  produced  by  sixteen  Tea-scented  Roses, 
as  arranged  this  summer  round  a circular  dinner-table  at  the  City  of  London  Club  ; the 
effect  produced  by  the  salmon,  peach,  and  primrose  tints  could  not  be  surpassed. 


Plate  130. 

AMARYLLIS  (HIPPEASTRUM)  VIRGINALIS. 

To  the  improvement  of  the  species  and  varieties  coming  under  the  beautiful  genus 
Amaryllis,  Mr.  B.  S.  Williams,  of  the  Victoria  and  Paradise  Nurseries,  Upper  Holloway, 
has  for  many  years  given  special  attention.  This  unremitting  care  on  his  part  has  met 
with  great  success,  and  numerous  superb  forms  have  from  time  to  time  been  sent 
out  from  Mr.  Williams’s  establishment.  Amaryllis  virginalis,  we  are  informed) 
made  its  appearance  amongst  a lot  of  choice  seedlings  at  Upper  Holloway,  and 
from  what  we  have  seen  of  it  this  season,  there  can  be  no  doubt  it  will  prove  a great 
acquisition  to  this  set  of  plants;  indeed,  Mr.  Williams  himself  says  that  no  variety  of 
Amaryllis  raised  by  him  has  given  so  much  pleasure  as  the  one  here  illustrated,  and  which 
is  now  offered  for  the  first  time.  It  is  a very  free  blooming  variety,  the  scape  usually 
bearing  from  four  to  five  large  flowers,  which  are  thick  in  substance,  of  fine  form,  and  pure 
white  in  colour.  It  is  without  doubt  the  most  chastely  beautiful  of  the  family,  and  we  onlv 
regret  that  the  restricted  size  of  our  Plate  has  forced  us  to  crowd  the  flowers  together,  so  as 
to  somewhat  mar  the  handsome  aspect  of  the  grand  scape  of  snow-white  blossoms.  At 
the  present  time  there  can  be  no  doubt  great  attention  is  being  paid  to  these  South 
American  and  West  Indian  bulbs,  and  purchasers  are  easily  found  for  them.  We  have 
recently  seen  two  entirely  new  varieties  at  Messrs.  Henderson’s  establishment  at  St.  John’s 
Wood,  both  elegantly  variegated  with  brilliant  crimson-magenta  on  a white  ground,  one 
variously  striped  and  netted,  the  other  most  elegantly  and  evenly  spotted  after  the  manner 
of  Eippeaslrum  pardinutn,  but  with  the  spots  of  a totally  different  colour. 


Plate  131. 

COLEUS — “DUCHESS  OF  EDINBURGH”  i 

We  believe  it  is  no  secret  that  this  first-rate  novelty  is  American,  and  not  of  British 
origin,  and  that  Mr.  W.  Cliitty,  of  Stamford  Hill,  London,  who  at  present  possesses  the 
entire  stock,  is  indebted  to  his  brother,  of  America,  for  the  importation  of  the  plant  to  Great 
Britain.  Whether  this  richly-tinted  plant  will  eventually  be  suitable  for  our  open  beds  time 
can  only  show  ; at  present  it  is  of  necessity  somewhat  scarce,  and  grown  in  the  greenhouse,  but 
the  Coleus  being  a native  of  the  South  Pacific  Islands,  it,  of  necessity,  requires  stove  heat  in  the 
winter.  In  America  Coleus  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  has  been  described  by  Professor  Thurber  as 
a plant  of  the  first  class,  and  it  has  twice  this  year  been  exhibited  at  the  meetings  of  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society.  It  is  now  many  years  ago  since  Messrs.  Veitch,  and  also  Mr. 
William  Bull,  of  Chelsea,  introduced  several  richly  coloured  varieties  of  this  plant  to 
England,  and  since  that  time  many  hybrids,  highly  suitable  for  decorative  purposes,  have 
been  in  the  market.  Whether  considered  as  a dinner-table  plant,  a striking  ornament  for 
the  conservatory,  or  a plant  for  bedding  purposes,  the  Coleus  in  all  its  varieties  stands  almost 
unrivalled.  Duchess  of  Edinburgh,  is  likely  to  maintain  a foremost  place  from  the  fact  of  the 
extreme  beauty  and  novelty  of  its  coloration,  for  we  believe  no  Coleus  ever  yet  raised  has 
had  the  brilliant  and  almost  dazzling  magenta  splashes  which  form  so  prominent  a feature  in 
the  foliage  tinting  of  this  plant.  There  is  immense  diversity  of  colour  in  the  Coleus  (some 
forms  being  almost  black)  and  leaf-form  (some  leaves  being  deeply  fringed),  in  the  different 
varieties  under  cultivation,  but  we  are  of  opinion  that  Duchess  of  Edinburgh  is  second  to  none. 
Mr.  Cliitty  informs  us  that  a little  charcoal  mixed  with  the  soil  in  which  it  is  grown  greatly 
aids  in  bringing  out  the  rich  magenta  colour  of  the  foliage. 


Plate  132. 

RHODODENDRON — “ FAIRY.” 

We  have  great  pleasure  in  publishing  a figure  of  this  new  Rhododendron  from  Mr. 
William  Bull’s  collection  at  Chelsea.  We  can  hardly  imagine  a finer  effect  than  would  be 
produced  by  growing  this  new  Rhododendron  in  company  with  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons’ 
Duchess  of  Edinburgh  as  figured  by  us  last  May.  As  regards  colour  Fairy  is  a totally  different 
plant  from  Duchess  of  Edinburgh,  but  as  to  first-rate  quality  they  are  equal.  Rhododendron 
Fairy  is  a charmingly  beautiful  hybrid,  with  a free  and  compact  habit,  stout  and  ample  foliage, 
and  belonging  to  the  greenhouse  group  of  Rhododendrons.  The  flowers  are  produced  in 
very  large  trusses  or  clusters,  and  the  individual  blossoms  are  of  tubular  shape,  with  large, 
broad,  well  formed  lobes  of  great  substance,  and  of  a rich  pink  or  rose  colour.  Altogether  it 
is  one  of  the  most  pleasing  and  desirable  of  the  pink-flowered  section,  and,  as  it  flowers 
freely,  must  prove  a great  acquisition.  Nothing  more  can  be  said  of  the  magnificent  set  of 
plants  coming  under  this  genus  than  we  have  said  in  former  volumes,  and  the  cultivation  of 
greenhouse  Rhododendrons  is  now  so  well  known  that  it  need  not  be  again  referred  to  by  us. 
Few  plants,  indeed,  have  so  many  points  in  their  favour  as  Rhododendrons,  for  they  possess 
extreme  beauty  of  form  and  habit,  refulgent  and  varied  colour,  a profuse  continuance  of  bloom, 
delicious  odour,  and  glossy  handsome  foliage.  Nor  should  the  charming  variety  in  size  of 
the  different  species  of  this  large  -genus  of  Ericaceae  be  forgotten,  for  we  have  prostrate  forms 
with  branches  only  a few  inches  long,  and  other  species  attaining  the  dimenions  of  trees  fifty 
feet  high,  with  trunks  eighteen  inches  through,  and  leaves  more  than  a foot  and  a half  long. 


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OCTOBER,  1874. 


EXHIBITION. 

THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  held 
at  South  Kensington  on  September  2nd,  first  class 
certificates  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Veiteh  and  Sons, 
for  Solanum  quitonense,  and  for  Begonia  Model ; to 
Mr.  Bull,  for  CEceoclades  guineensis  ; to  Messrs.  Hen- 
derson and  Sons,  for  Selaginella  lepidophylla  (the  Resur- 
rection plant),  and  a new  Red  Oleander;  to  Mr.  Keynes, 
for  Dahlia  John  McPherson  and  Countess  of  Pem- 
broke; and  to  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Norman,  for  Odonto- 
glossum  maxillare.  Messrs.  Veiteh  and  Sons  also  exhi- 
bited their  fine  orange-flowered  Blumenbachia  coronata, 
and  Mr.  Bull,  Drosera  glanduligera.  At  the  same 
meeting  fine  collections  of  Gladioli,  Dahlias,  and  Asters 
were  shown,  which  may  be  all  found  referred  to  in  detail 
in  the  horticultural  papers. 

On  the  29th  August,  a meeting  of  the  Floral  Com- 
mittee of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  was  held  at 
Chiswick,  for  the  purpose  of  examining  the  Pelargo- 
niums sent  for  trial.  The  certificates  on  the  following 
varieties  were  confirmed,  the  Committee  considering  that 
they  fully  maintained  their  characters.  Golden  Tri- 
colours : — Macbeth  and  Oriental.  Silver  Margined  : — 
Laura,  Albion’s  Cliff,  and  Brilliant  Superb.  Golden 
Leaved  : — Crystal  Palace  Gem  and  Creed’s  Seedling. 
Bronze  Zonals : — Marechal  MacMahon  and  Black 
Douglas.  Rose  Pinks  : — Amaranth,  Florence  Durand, 
Mrs.  Haliburton,  and  Cleopatra  ( = Miss  Davis).  Scar- 
lets, Roses,  and  intermediate  shades,  including  Zonals 
and  Nosegays: — Warrior,  Corsair,  Grand  Duke,  H.  M. 
Stanley,  Milton,  Soleil.  Indian  Yellow,  Orange  Bouquet: 
— Lucius,  Amy  Hogg,  and  Lady  Kirkland. 


ROSES  AND  ROSE-SHOWS. 

The  article  on  exhibiting  Roses  in  the  Floral  Magazine 
of  last  month,  is  so  nearly  in  accordance  with  my  views 
of  roses  and  rose-showing,  that  I am  moved  to  say  some- 
thing further  on  the  subject.  My  recent  display  of 
roses  at  the  Royal  Botanic  Gardens  in  the  Regent’s 
Park  was  not  worked  out  in  opposition  to  existing  rose- 
shows  ; it  was  rather  intended  as  something  added  to 
them,  although  it  seems  to  be  persistently  viewed  as  a 
satire  upon  them.  It  is  true  there  are  things  in  our 


[No.  34. 


rose-shows  which  I think  might  be  bettered ; and  they 
have  never  realized  by  a long  way  all  that  I think  them 
capable  of.  But  the  principal  ground  of  action  with  me 
was,  that  I wished  to  show  to  the  general  public  what 
could  be  done  with  the  rose  in  garden  and  house  deco- 
ration. I have  been  present  at  most  of  the  rose-shows 
in  England  from  their  commencement,  and  have  long 
protested,  softly  or  loudly,  according  to  circumstances, 
against  the  crowding  of  the  flowers  into  forunal  boxes. 
Here  is  a plant  possessing  more  natural  grace  than  any 
of  its  confreres,  so  dealt  with  at  our  rose-shows,  that  the 
whole  thing,  aesthetically  or  artistically  viewed,  is  flat, 
tiresome,  and  awkward.  If  the  managers  of  our  public 
rose-shows  cannot  remedy  this,  is  there  any  just  cause  of 
anger  or  jealousy  in  a rose-grower  trying  to  do  so?  The 
object  of  exhibitors  for  prizes  at  our  rose  shows  is  to 
produce  large  round  flowers,  arranged  compactly  and 
formally ; my  object  was  to  produce  a display  of  good 
roses  arranged  loosely  and  naturally , so  that  the  flowers 
might  be  seen  individually  surrounded  with  buds  and 
leaves,  as  they  appear  on  the  tree  in  the  garden.  So 
that  we  start  from  different  points  of  view  and  with  dif- 
ferent objects  to  attain,  although  working  in  great  part 
with  the  same  materials. 

Some  who  have  written  on  my  Show  without  having 
seen  it,  have  entirely  misconceived  the  nature  and  effect 
of  it.  It  was  as  different  in  character  from  the  Rose 
Shows  of  France,  in  which  large  numbers  of  Roses  are 
carelessly  set  up  without  regard  to  artistic  effect  as  it 
was  from  the  flat,  formal,  and  tiresome  Rose  Shows  of 
England.  I took  as  my  ideal  the  groups  of  Roses  often 
met  with  in  English  and  foreign  picture  galleries,  rather 
than  the  bunches  of  Roses  seen  in  the  markets  and  in  the 
streets,  or  the  jolly  fat  bald  flowers  met  with  at  our  Rose 
Shows. 

Wm.  Paul, 

Paul's  Nurseries,  Waltham  Cross,  Herts. 


HERBACEOUS  CALCEOLARIAS. 

Few  plants  can  boast  of  such  unlimited  and  gorgeous 
colours  as  the  Calceolaria.  A good  collection,  when 
in  flower,  is  simply  magnificent;  and  when  we  know 
that  from  a packet  of  seed,  costing  eighteenpence  or 
half-  a-crown,  we  can  get  an  endless  variety  of  beautiful 
flowers,  similar  to  those  figured  in  the  present  number 
of  the  Floral  Magazine,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that 
little  attempt  is  made  to  perpetuate  new  varieties,  how- 


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ever  striking  and  beautiful  they  may  be.  Thirty  years 
ago  the  Calceolaria  was  successfully  grown  by  Messrs. 
Gaines,  Holmes,  Kingliorn,  and  others,  who  sent  out 
their  new  varieties  at  half-a-guinea,  and  sometimes  a 
guinea  each.  This  system  has  now  long  been  aban- 
doned, and  wisely  too,  for  there  was  often  much  trouble 
and  anxiety  in  rearing,  owing  to  the  weak  constitution  of 
some  varieties  and  other  causes.  With  a batch  of  seed- 
lings no  failures  need  be  feared.  During  the  last  twenty 
years  Messrs.  Dobson  and  Sons,  of  Isleworth,  have  made 
the  Calceolaria  a specialty,  and  have  succeeded  in  ob- 
taining the  principal  prizes  offered  for  these  charming 
plants.  At  the  Crystal  Palace  and  other  London  and 
provincial  shows,  Messrs.  Dobson  and  Sons  have  for 
some  years  past  afforded  such  a gorgeous  display  that  it 
is  always  looked  forward  to  as  one  of  the  greatest  features 
of  the  exhibitions.  Their  collection  of  plants  is  always 
marvellous  for  robust  habit,  clustered  heads  of  magnifi- 
cent bloom,  and  well  shaped  individual  flowers.  The 
collection  at  Isleworth,  when  in  flower  in  June,  well  re- 
pays a visit.  In  cultivating  the  Calceolaria,  many  fail 
in  consequence  of  growing  the  plants  in  too  much  heat, 
and  allowing  them  to  be  eaten  up  with  green  fly.  Two 
things  are  necessary  to  insure  success,  when  they  will 
grow  as  freely  as  possible.  In  the  first  place,  cleanli- 
ness ; and  in  the  second,  a cool  temperature  (anything 
between  40  and  50  degrees  Fahr.)  is  absolutely  neces- 
sary, with  light,  and  not  too  much  sun.  The  compost 
should  consist  of  two  parts  friable  loam  and  one  part  leaf 
mould  and  silver  sand ; and  it  is  well  to  fumigate  with 
tobacco  every  week,  little  or  much,  according  to  the  de- 
predations of  the  green  fly. 


CRINUM  PRATENSE  CANALICULATUM. 

Amongst  seven  or  eight  other  Crinums  of  great  beauty, 
we  have  recently  seen  a fine  collection  of  the  above- 
named  species  at  Mr.  W.  Bull’s  establishment  at  Chelsea. 
It  is  a hot-house  bulb,  with  slightly  fragrant  flowers, 
belonging  to  a family  which  is  not  now  sufficiently  ap- 
preciated by  cultivators,  but  well  worthy  of  attention. 
It  has  large  ovate  bulbs,  more  than  three  inches  in  dia- 
meter, having  a thickish  cylindrical  neck  three  to  four 
inches  long,  both  bulb  and  neck  being  covered  with  a 
dark-brown  skin;  the  leaves  are  channelled,  feet 
long,  about  an  inch  wide  at  the  base,  gradually  narrow- 
ing upwards,  and  scabrous  at  the  edge ; the  scapes,  ten 
of  which  are  borne  on  a bulb  of  this  size,  are  15  inches 
high,  terminating  in  an  umbel  of  about  a .dozen  flowers, 
which  issue  from  between  a pair  of  ovate  bracts,  and  are 
erect  while  in  bud.  The  perianth  has  a slender  tube, 
4 inches  long,  pale-green,  and  a limb  of  six  linear-lan- 
ceolate spreading  segments,  2$  inches  long,  and  of  a 


blush  white  colour,  so  that  the  flowers  are  nearly  six 
inches  across.  Opposite  each  segment  is  a stamen,  the 
filament  of  which  is  white  at  the  base,  rosy-purple  up- 
wards, bearing  a versatile  anther  half  an  inch  long,  with 
golden-brown  pollen,  the  style  being  of  the  same  length 
and  colour  as  the  filaments.  The  flowers  are  extremely 
elegant,  and  useful  for  cutting.  It  has  been  introduced 
from  India. 


DOUBLE  INDIAN  PINK. 

We  are  indebted  to  Messrs.  Wheeler  and  Son,  of  Glou- 
cester, for  the  opportunity  of  figuring  a specimen  of  their 
choice  strain  of  the  above  plant.  The  engraving  shows 
the  habit  of  the  plant  and  one  bloom  natural  size.  The 
flowers  are  extremely  fine,  of  the  richest  colours,  very 
double,  and  most  delicately  and  beautifully  marked. 


Mr.  William  Bull,  of  Chelsea,  has  a large  house  almost 
entirely  devoted  to  new  strains  of  Begonia,  some  of  these 
are  exceedingly  large  and  handsome,  and  most  various 
in  form  and  colour.  As  to  size,  we  measured  some  of  the 
petal-like  lobes  of  the  perianth,  which  gave  a length  of 
two  inches  and  a width  of  one  inch  and  a quarter.  The 
colours  range  from  white,  through  yellow  and  scarlet  to 
the  most  brilliant  crimson,  and  the  flowers  vary  in  every 
imaginable  direction  from  narrow  to  broad. 


Plate  133. 

DOUBLE  ZONAL  PELARGONIUM — “ EMILY  LAXTON.” 


The  variety  of  the  Double  Zonal  Pelargonium,  the  subject  of  our  Plate,  is  remarkable 
for  its  very  large  bright  scarlet  semi-double  flowers,  which  are  upwards  of  two  inches  in 
diameter,  the  petals  broad,  and  the  flowers  arranged  on  long  footstalks  so  as  to  form  an  im- 
mense and  well-expanded  truss.  The  plant  is  also  said  to  flower  and  open  its  blooms  freely 
— an  advantage  which  the  very  double  varieties  frequently  do  not  possess.  The  foliage  is 
zoned  on  a lightish  green  ground,  and  the  flowerstalk  is  longer  than  our  space  enables  us  to 
show  on  the  Plate.  The  variety  was  raised  by  Mr.  Laxton,  the  originator  of  Jewel , and  other 
recent  novelties  amongst  Double  Zonals,  and  is  an  unusual  effect  of  crossing  double  flowers, 
the  ordinary  tendency  in  doubles  being  towards  a reduction  of  size  in  the  flower  in  proportion 
to  the  increase  in  the  number  of  the  petals  ; but  in  this  instance  a contrary  result  has  been 
obtained,  the  individual  flowers  and  trusses  being  larger  than  those  of  the  Single  Zonals,  and 
the  flowers  equal  in  size  to  those  of  most  of  the  Show  Pelargoniums. 

Injustice  to  the  subject  of  our  Plate  we  feel  bound  to  add,  that  as  regards  the  double- 
ness of  the  flowers  it  is  considerably  underdrawn,  the  doubling  of  the  blooms  in  the  plant 
itself  being  usually  considerably  more  than  is  represented  in  our  Plate  ; these  things  being 
so  commonly  overdone  (instead  of  underdone)  in  certain  publications,  it  might  cause  the  plant 
to  be  under-estimated  unless  we  called  attention  to  the  real  fact. 

Emily  Laoclon  was  unanimously  awarded  a First-Class  Certificate  by  the  Floral  Com- 
mittee of  the  Loyal  Horticultural  Society  on  the  4th  June  last,  and  the  stock,  we  under- 
stand, is  in  the  hands  of  Messrs.  Brown,  of  Stamford,  for  distribution  next  season. 


Plate  134. 

BLANDFORDIA  FLAMMEA-ELEGANS. 

The  truly  handsome  plant  we  figure  under  the  above  name  is  a hybrid  between 
B.  Cunninghamii  and  B.  flcimmea , recently  raised  by  Messrs.  E.  G.  Henderson  and  Son,  of 
St.  John’s  Wood.  Both  parents  are  fine  large- flowered  species,  B.  Jlammea  having  leaves 
with  a slightly  rough  edge  and  distant  long-stalked  flowers ; whilst  B.  Cunninghamii  has 
entire  margined  leaves,  and  dense  umbellate  heads  of  short-stalked  flowers.  Our  plant  was 
the  first  to  bloom  out  of  a hundred  or  two  seedlings,  and  its  flowers  depart  from  the  pendulous 
habit  of  its  parents,  as  the  flowers  in  B.  fiammea-elegans  are  often  either  quite  horizontal,  or 
nearly  so.  The  handsome  perennial  herbs  which  come  under  this  genus  of  Liliacese,  are 
natives  of  New  Holland  and  Tasmania,  and  their  cultivation  is  most  simple  if  treated  after 
the  manner  of  the  bulbs  imported  from  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope.  If  planted  in  a mixture  of 
sandy  loam  and  peat  they  will  do  well ; and  if  planted  out  in  a conservatory,  they  will 
generally  flower  more  freely  than  when  grown  in  pots.  They  increase  from  seeds  or  suckers. 
All  the  known  species  coming  under  Blandfordia  are  eminently  beautiful,  and  deserving  of 
more  extended  cultivation,  for  few  greenhouse  plants  are  more  effective  in  colour,  or  flower 
more  freely.  They  have  fleshy  rootstocks,  long  striate  radical  leaves,  with  a few  other  shorter 
leaves  and  bracts  upon  the  flower  scape.  The  large  funnel-shaped,  somewhat  drooping 
blooms  grow  in  a handsome  raceme,  and  are  usually  tinted  with  shades  of  yellow  and  red,  as 
in  the  plant  here  figured.  B.  nobilis  was  illustrated  by  us  in  Plate  403 ; and  though 
smaller  in  its  inflorescence  it  is  also  a remarkably  handsome  and  useful  plant  for  the 
decoration  of  the  conservatory  or  greenhouse. 


Plate  135. 

NEW  VARIETIES  OF  HERBACEOUS  CALCEOLARIAS. 


The  unrivalled  blooms  from  which  our  Plate  was  taken  were  kindly  furnished  to  us  for 
this  Magazine  by  Messrs.  Dobson  and  Sons,  of  Isleworth,  whose  gorgeous  displays  of  this 
favourite  plant  are  well  known  to  every  visitor  of  our  Summer  Exhibitions.  Messrs.  Dobson 
and  Sons  have  for  many  years  made  this  plant  almost  entirely  their  own,  and  year  after  year 
they  have  cultivated  and  improved  it  with  unceasing  zeal  and  energy.  The  consequence  of 
this  is,  that  though  the  improvement  has  been  comparatively  slow,  yet  it  has  been  certain, 
and  the  trained  eye  of  the  florist  has  had  no  difficulty  whatever  in  noting  the  more  and  more 
perfect  form,  the  still  larger  size,  the  more  compact  habit,  and  ever  new  changes  in  the 
almost  endless  variety  of  coloration.  It  is  now  exactly  ten  years  since  we  figured  a group 
of  Herbaceous  Calceolarias,  and  a glance  at  our  former  Plate  (156)  in  comparison  with 
the  one  we  now  give,  will  show  what  a marked  improvement  has  taken  place  in  a decade  of 
years.  No  names  are  appended  to  the  varieties  here  figured,  as  they  are  simply  endless,  and 
all  charming  alike.  The  top  left  hand  flower  is  a rich  golden  yellow  variety ; but  the  same 
form  often  comes  dotted  all  over  with  the  most  excessively  minute  carmine  spots,  and  some- 
times with  spots  similar  in  size  to  the  variety  on  the  right,  which  has  a lighter  yellow 
ground,  approaching  lemon.  The  central  figure  on  the  left  has  a ground  of  golden  apricot, 
marbled  with  deep  blood-red,  whilst  the  central  variety  on  the  right  is  an  intense  blood-red 
self ; the  same  form  is  sometimes  dotted  with  golden  spots  round  the  circumference.  The 
bottom  left  hand  figure  is  a deep  crimson,  of  which  there  is  a variety  dotted  similar  to  the 
last ; and  the  bottom  right  hand  bloom  is  yellow  and  crimson,  marbled  with  intense  maroon- 
crimson.  One  marked  variety  we  had  no  space  to  illustrate — crimson  round  the  circum- 
ference, gradually  passing  through  ivory  white  to  a yellow  centre. 


Plate  136. 

LILIUM  PARVIFLORUM.— L.  DALMATICUM.— L.  AVENACEUM. 

For  the  opportunity  of  figuring  the  two  first  Lilies  on  the  accompanying  Plate  we  are 
indebted  to  Mr.  William  Bull,  of  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  who  was  one  of  the  first  to  take  a 
really  active  part  in  bringing  this  fine  tribe  of  plants  prominent!}'-  before  the  public  ; and  in 
past  volumes  we  have  figured  many  fine  lilies  from  the  King’s  Road  establishment.  Lilium 
parviflorum  (Hooker),  is  that  variety  of  L.  canadense  that  comes  nearest  to  L:  martagon  and 
L.  maculatum ; and  its  natural  habitat  stretches  from  Vancouver’s  Island  and  British 
Columbia  to  Oregon  and  California.  Its  colour  is  similar  to  that  of  the  now  well  known 
L.  Humboldtii , and  the  flowers  are  generally  from  two  to  four  in  number. 

L.  dalmaticum  (Maly)  is  a remarkable  variety  of  L.  martagon,  and  was  first  brought  to 
notice  by  Herr  Leiclitlin.  The  flowers  are  more  than  double  as  large  as  those  of  the  typical 
L.  martagon,  the  petals  being  of  a very  thick  substance,  and  a very  pure  and  intense  blackish- 
purple  colour.  L.  dalmaticum  is  the  darkest,  and  one  of  the  most  effective  of  the  whole  Lily 
tribe.  The  plant  attains  a height  of  from  three  to  five  feet,  and  bears  from  fifteen  to  twenty- 
five  flowers. 

For  the  single  bloom  of  L.  avenaceum  we  are  indebted  to  Gr.  F.  Wilson,  Esq.,  of  Wey-  . 
bridge.  The  plant  attains  a height  of  two  feet,  and  bears  five  or  six  flowers  in  a rather 
loose  corymbose  umbel.  We  are  informed  that  this  Lily  is  perfectly  hardy,  and  a native  of 
Kamtschatka,  Mandchuria,  the  Kurile  Islands,  and  Japan. 


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FLORAL  MAGAZINE.  NEW  SERIES 
L. Reeve  &:Co.5.Hennetta  St.Covent  Garden. 

W,  G.  Smith, F.L.S.  del  etlith. 


BLANDRORDIA  Y L A M M EA  E LE &A N S . 


V.  Brooks, Day&Sr.n.lmp . 


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LIL1UM  PARV1  FLO  RUM.  _ 2.  L.  DALMATICUM. 
3.  L.  AYENACE-UM. 


V.  Broaks.Da.7  S on  .Imp . 


FLukAL  MAGAillNE  NEW  SERIES. 
L.Reeve  & Co.  5.  Henrietta,  St.Covent  Garden. 


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NEW  SERIES.] 


NOVEMBER,  1874. 


EXHIBITION. 

THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY. 

At  the  Flower  Show  held  in  the  rooms  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,  on  October  7th,  first-class  cer- 
tificates were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Veitch  and  Sons  for 
Cattleya  fausta,  an  interesting  hybrid  between  C.  Lod- 
digesii  and  C.  exoniensis  ; to  Mr.  Woodbridge,  gardener 
to  the  Duke  of  Northumberland,  Sion  House,  for  V it  is 
heterophylla  var.  humulifolia;  to  Air.  C.  Green,  Ilolmes- 
dale  Road,  Reigate,  for  Kniphofia  McOwanii;  to  Air. 
J.  Chambers,  Westlake  Nursery,  Isleworth,  for  Begonia 
“ Royalty,”  one  of  the  finest  varieties  of  the  new 
bulbous-rooted  form  yet  introduced,  and  which  we  are 
glad  to  find  has  passed  into  the  experienced  hands  of 
Air.  B.  S.  Williams,  of  Upper  Holloway.  The  flowers 
of  this  fine  plant  are  exceedingly  large,  of  good  open 
form,  and  of  a brilliant  salmon-vermilion  colour.  Air.  G. 
Rawlings,  of  Romford,  also  received  a first-class  certifi- 
cate for  a large  full  deep  rosy  pink  Dahlia  named  “ Sarah 
AIcAIillan.”  Alessrs.  Veitch  and  Sons  contributed  one 
of  the  most  magnificent  groups  of  Orchids  seen  this  year, 
and  which  included  such  fine  plants  as  Cypripedium 
Dominianum,  C.  Maulei,  C.  Sedeni,  Cattleya  hybrida- 
picta,  C.  exoniensis,  C.  superba,  C.  Dominiana,  C.  De- 
voniensis,  Odontoglossum  grande,  O.  Roezlii,  Calanthe 
Veitchii,  Galeandra  minax,  A anda  cserulea,  Cattleya 
Pinelli,  and  an  unrivalled  specimen  of  Peristeria  elata. 


NEW  PE L A RG ONI U M SOCIETY. 

AVe  understand  from  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle  that  a 
new  Pelargonium  Society  held  its  first  or  inaugural 
meeting  at  South  Kensington,  on  the  2nd  inst.  Among 
the  more  prominent  of  the  members  and  promoters  of 
this  new  Society  may  be  mentioned  the  names  of  Alessrs. 
Denny,  Postans,  Webb,  Kellock,  Pearson,  W.  Paul,  King- 
horn,  Laing,  Canned,  Grieve,  Pawle,  George  Smith,  &c. 

The  object  of  this  Society  is,  in  the  first  instance,  to 
encourage  the  cultivation  and  improve  the  quality  of 
what  is  known  as  the  Zonal  Pelargonium,  including 
under  this  general  term  the  varieties  which  have  resulted 
from  the  interbreeding  of  P.  zonale  and  P.  inquinans ; 
and  for  this  object  funds  are  being  collected,  with  a view 
to  offer  prizes  at  one  of  the  exhibitions  of  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society  to  be  held  in  July,  1S75.  In 
order  the  more  effectually  to  do  this,  the  contributions 
of  those  who  are  interested  in  this  class  of  plants  are 


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desired.  At  the  outset  the  following  prizes  have  been 
agreed  on  : — For  twelve  Zonal  Pelargoniums,  distinct 
varieties  of  the  florists’  class,  in  pots  not  exceeding  eight 
inches  in  diameter,  1st  Prize  SI.,  2nd  Prize  51.  For 
twelve  Zonal  Pelargoniums,  distinct  varieties  of  the  de- 
corative class,  in  pots  not  exceeding  eight  inches  in  dia- 
meter, 1st  Prize  Si.,  2nd  Prize  hi.  For  the  best  col- 
lection of  thirty  distinct  varieties  of  Zonal  Pelargoniums, 
irrespective  of  class,  in  pots  not  exceeding  six  inches  in 
diameter,  1st  Prize  61.,  2nd  Prize  4/. 

Though  the  efforts  of  the  Pelargonium  Society  are  to 
be  the  first  brought  to  bear  upon  the  race  known  as 
Zonal  Pelargoniums,  and  though  these  may  be  con- 
sidered as  having  been  the  immediate  cause  of  its  esta- 
blishment,  yet,  we  understand,  its  objects  are  to  be 
more  comprehensive,  and  gradually  to  embrace  the  other 
sections  of  the  genus,  if  the  growers  and  patrons  of 
these  do  but  lend  the  committee  their  countenance  and 
support.  We  trust,  indeed,  that  its  efforts  may  be  still 
more  catholic,  and  that  it  may  be  the  means  of  evolving 
out  of  the  numerous  decades  of  species  which  inhabit 
South  Africa,  and  improving  for  garden  purposes,  some 
of  the  many  distinct  types  which  there  exist,  and  thus 
securing  some  entirely  new  decorative  subjects  for  our 
greenhouses  and  flower  gardens. 

The  annual  subscription  of  this  new  Society  has  been 
fixed  at  one  guinea  per  annum,  so  as  to  permit  that  all 
who  are  willing  may  join  it.  Dr.  Denny  has  been  ap- 
pointed lion,  treasurer,  and  Air.  Thomas  Aloore  lion, 
secretary;  and  it  only  remains  for  the  growers  and 
fanciers,  both  amateur  and  professional,  of  this  grand 
family  of  plants — a family  as  varied  as  comprehensive — 
to  strengthen  the  hands  of  the  provisional  committee  by 
sending  in  their  names  as  members  of  the  Society ; and 
for  those  who  become  members  to  hand  in  their  sub- 
scriptions to  the  treasurer. 

NEW  HORTICULTURAL  CLUB. 

At  a meeting  of  gentlemen  connected  with  Horticulture, 
held  at  the  Star  and  Garter  Hotel,  Richmond,  on 
Tuesday,  September  8th,  proceedings  were  taken  towards 
the  formation  of  a new  Horticultural  Club,  when  it  was 
resolved — 1.  That  as  the  want  has  long  been  felt  of  a 
Club  of  which  those  who  are  interested  in  Horticultural 
pursuits  might  avail  themselves,  an  effort  be  made  to 
establish  one  on  the  principle  of  the  AVest  End  Clubs. 
2.  That  the  Rev.  H.  H.  Dombrain  be  requested  to  act 
as  Secretary,  and  that  Dr.  Hogg  and  the  Secretary  be 


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requested  to  issue  a circular  so  that  the  general  feeling 
of  those  connected  with  Horticulture  may  be  ascertained. 
3.  That  a provisional  committee  be  formed,  and  that  the 
first  hundred  gentlemen  who  shall  give  in  their  names 
as  members  be  admitted  without  any  entrance  fee,  and 
that  a distinction  be  made  between  town  and  country 
members.  Horticulturists  desiring  to  co-operate  should 
communicate  with  the  Secretary,  Westwell  Vicarage, 
Ashford,  Kent. 


AFRICAN  QUILLED  MARIGOLD. 

The  above  is  an  illustration,  the  exact  size  of  nature,  of 
the  fine  African  quilled  Marigold  now  being  sent  out  by 
Messrs.  J.  C.  White  and  Son,  of  Gloucester;  the  seed, 
we  are  informed,  has  been  saved  with  the  utmost  care 
from  fine  selected  double  flowers,  and  the  plant  above 
illustrated  is  of  great  merit  and  well  worthy  of  cultiva- 
tion. It  is  the  largest  and  most  perfectly  formed  of  all 
the  African  Marigolds,  and  its  extreme  doubleness  and 
beautiful  quilling  makes  it  as  valuable  for  cutting  and 
show  purposes  as  for  a striking  ornament  in  the  flower 
beds. 

NEW  VARIEGATED  FORM  OF  SIBTHORPIA 
EUROILEA. 

We  are  glad  to  be  able  to  record  the  fact  of  there  being 
a beautiful  variegated  form  of  this  lovely  little  scrophu- 


lariaceous  plant,  the  stock  being  at  present  in  the  hands 
of  the  Lawson  Seed  and  Nursery  Company.  Sibthorpia 
europaea  is  one  of  the  most  exquisitely  delicate  of  all 
British  plants,  and  a common  drooping  ornament  of  our 
hardy  ferneries;  we  cannot  doubt,  therefore,  if  the 
variegation  becomes  permanent,  but  this  new  variety 
will  be  highly  esteemed.  We  believe  Sibthorpia  is  only 
found  truly  wild  with  us  in  the  South-west  of  England, 
South  of  Ireland,  and  in  the  Channel  Islands. 


NEW  TYDtEA. 

Mr.  William  Bull  has  now  in  flower  at  his  establish- 
ment for  new  plants,  at  Chelsea,  an  extraordinary  new 
Tydaea,  it  is  both  beautiful  and  extremely  distinct  and  well 
worth  inspection. 

ERYTHRINA  PARCELII. 

It  appears  that  Mr.  Bull’s  fine  plant  figured  by  us  on 
Plate  95,  under  the  above  name,  is  really  the  E.  picta 
of  Linnaeus,  and  a variegated  form  of  E.  indica. 

“ W.  B.  II.,”  writing  to  the  Gardeners'  Chronicle  on 
October  3rd,  says — “ There  is  a very  good  plate  of  it 
in  Rumphius ’ Herbarium  Atnboinense  (1741-1755), vol.  ii. 
t.  77.”  In  reference  to  its  habitat  Rumphius  says  : — 
“ Hsec  species  raro  in  Amboina  occurrit  et  tantummodo 
bine  inde  una  alterave  arbor  prope  sedes  plantata;”  he 
goes  on  to  say  that  it  has  been  observed  in  several  places 
in  the  eastern  part  of  Moluccas  and  Celebes,  though  very 
rareLq  if  at  all,  in  the  western.  Seemann,  Flora  Vitiensis, 
does  not  appear  to  have  seen  this  variety,  but  the  typical 
E.  indica  is  common  in  the  Fijian  Islands.  The  custom 
of  planting  it  near  houses  or  temples,  as  mentioned  by 
Rumphius  in  the  above  note,  is  general  in  the  Fijian 
Islands,  according  to  Seemann.  He  says  : — “ The 
flowering  of  the  Drala  (Erythrina  indica),  which 
takes  place  about  the  end  of  July,  or  the  be- 
ginning of  August,  is  the  general  sign  for  planting 
the  yams,  and  is  one  of  the  natural  phenomena 
upon  which  the  Fijian  Calendar  is  based.  For  this 
reason  the  tree  is  found  near  almost  every  village, 
either  wild  or  planted.  The  seeds  are  used  by 

children  for  toys,  and  by  the  heathen  priests  to  cover 
the  so-called  oracle  boxes.”  This  species  is  also  com- 
monly cultivated  throughout  India.  There  is  a fragment 
of  E.  indica  var.  picta  in  the  herbarium  at  Kew,  from 
Sir  Richard  Schomburgk,  dated  1872,  under  the  name 
of  E.  Parcelli ; but  no  other  information  accompanies 
the  specimen.  It  is  also  called  Purcelli,  but  it  is  of  no 
great  importance  which  of  these  forms  is  right,  as  the 
name  picta  must  be  adopted  if  we  regard  the  rights  of 
priority.  Linnaeus  held  picta  to  be  a distinct  species ; 
Lamarck,  in  his  Encyclopaedia,  unites  it  with  indica  ; 
whilst  De  Candolle,  in  the  Prodromus,  again  separates  it. 


Plate  137. 


IRIS  KCEMPFERI — " EDWARD  GEORGE  HENDERSON.” 

One  of  tlie  most  superb  and  gorgeous  flowering  plants  exhibited  during  the  year  is 
undoubtedly  the  grand  variety  of  Iris  Kcempferi  figured  on  Plate  137.  Its  rich  coloration 
has  been  aptly  compared  with  that  of  the  blooms  of  Clematis  JacJcmanii ; but  the  Iris  of  our 
illustration  is  furnished  with  a luminous  golden  splash  at  the  base  of  each  petal,  which  is  not 
present  in  the  Clematis,  and  this  brilliant  yellow  tint  is  simply  invaluable  as  a means  of 
setting  off  to  its  utmost  advantage  the  magnificent  purple  of  the  body  of  the  petals.  At  the 
date  of  the  exhibition  of  this  plant  in  the  rooms  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  (July  3rd 
last),  Messrs.  Henderson  and  Sons  exhibited  several  other  varieties  belonging  to  the  same 
strain,  one  of  which  was  most  elegantly  reticulated,  after  the  manner  of  some  Petunias.  We 
are  informed  that  this  is  a border  plant,  easy  of  cultivation,  and,  as  will  be  seen  from  our 
Plate,  of  unrivalled  beauty  and  splendour  of  colour.  Some  botanists  consider  I.  Kcempferi 
to  be  a variety  of  I.  laevigata , to  which  species  it  is  certainly  closely  allied.  If  our  readers 
will  turn  to  Plate  207  (Old  Series),  they  will  see  a grand  Iris  of  the  old  type  sent  out  by  the 
late  Mr.  Salter,  in  which  the  three  outer  coloured  segments  of  the  flower  are  purple  and  bent 
downwards,  whilst  the  three  inner  are  bright  yellow  and  turned  upwards : the  variety  of 
I.  Kcempferi  we  now  figure  will  be  seen  to  differ  in  its  blooms  from  the  normal  condition  of 
the  Iris  in  having  all  its  six  floral  segments  spread  out  horizontally.  This  divergence  from 
the  ordinary  form  is  of  great  value  to  the  plant  when  considered  as  a decorative  object  for  the 
flower  bed,  and  one  likely  to  be  highly  appreciated  by  all  lovers  of  handsome  garden  flowers. 


Plate  138. 

NEW  PENTSTEMONS — “ COUNTESS  OF  ROSSLYN”  AND 

“ COUNT  MUNSTER.” 

The  two  varieties  of  Pentstemon  figured  on  Plate  138  may  be  considered  types  of  the 
highest  development  to  which  the  Pentstemon  has  at  present  been  brought.  Messrs. 
Downie,  Laird,  and  Laing,  of  the  Stanstead  Park  Nurseries,  Forest  Hill  (to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  the  opportunity  of  figuring  these  two  fine  new  varieties),  have  made  the  culture 
and  improvement  of  the  Pentstemon  a specialty  for  many  years  past,  and  a reference  to  our 
former  volumes  will  show  what  a steady  but  certain  progress  has  been  made.  In  their  grand 
Pentstemon,  Stanstead  Rival,  one  of  the  twenty  best  plants  selected  by  the  Royal  Horti- 
cultural Society,  we  certainly  had  individual  blooms  a trifle  larger  in  size  than  in  either  of 
the  varieties  we  now  figure,  but  the  improvement  in  the  general  habit  is  most  remarkable. 
In  a first-class  Pentstemon  we  must  no  longer  look  for  pendulous  flowers  after  the  manner 
of  the  Foxglove,  but  fine  horizontal  or  vertical  blooms,  which  make  the  plant  an  invaluable 
one  for  bouquets.  Any  verbal  description  of  the  fine  colours  of  the  two  plants  we  now  figure 
is  unnecessary,  as  the  colour  of  the  drawing  speaks  for  itself,  as  does  the  representation  of 
the  general  habit.  Pentstemons  make  grand  border  plants,  and  deserve  a greatly  increased 
popularity,  for  the  improvement  that  has  taken  place  in  their  general  quality  can  hardly  be 
imagined  by  those  who  have  not  the  Pentstemons  constantly  before  them.  A good  yellow 
loam,  not  too  light,  enriched  by  the  addition  of  some  manure  and  leaf  mould,  suits  this  plant 
exactly.  In  a bed  so  composed  the  Pentstemons  should  be  placed  eighteen  inches  apart  each 
way.  When  the  plants  are  turned  out  of  pots  a stake  should  be  placed  against  each,  to 
support  the  leading  shoot. 


Plate  139. 

BLUMENBACHIA  CORONATA. 


This  fine  acquisition  to  our  gardens  is  a native  of  Peru  and  Chili,  and  has  been  recently 
sent  out  by  Messrs.  Veitcli  and  Sons  of  Chelsea.  It  is  an  elegant  half-hardy  biennial,  attaining 
the  height  of  a foot  and  a half  or  two  feet ; the  leaves  are  narrow  bipinnatifid,  and  cut  into 
narrow  segments,  whilst  the  profuse  flowers  are  of  a rich  orange-red  (or  in  the  variety  white) 
colour,  concave,  ribbed,  and  more  or  less  buried  in  the  foliage.  The  genus  Blumenbachia  belongs 
to  the  curious  Natural  Order  Loasese,  which  somewhat  approaches  Passiflore®,  Gronoviea?, 
and  Turneraceae,  and  the  plants  of  the  Order  are  generally  climbers,  like  the  Cucurbitacese, 
with  palmilobed  leaves.  The  Loaseae  are  all  natives  of  America,  except  the  African  genus 
Fissenia,  and  most  of  the  species  grow  upon  the  slopes  of  the  Cordilleras  facing  the  Pacific 
Ocean,  beyond  the  equator,  but  not  in  cold  regions.  The  fruit  of  Blumenbachia  is  roundish 
and  of  a spongy  character,  spirally  striated,  and  splitting  into  pieces,  when  ripe,  to  the 
base.  B.  coronata  was  introduced  into  England  by  Pearce,  and  Mr.  Davy  of  Nottingham, 
who  has  lived  many  years  in  Peru,  says  that  the  plant  in  its  native  haunts  attains  the  size 
of  a bush  fully  two  feet  high,  with  flowers  much  larger  than  anything  at  present  seen 
in  this  country.  The  very  handsome  aspect  of  this  fine  plant,  with  its  highly  ornamental 
and  curiously-constructed  flowers,  may  be  well  gathered  from  our  Plate  ; but  its  singular 
armature  of  stinging  hairs  requires  a microscope  for  its  proper  appreciation.  These  hairs  are 
of  three  sorts,  the  larger  ones  being  very  similar  in  structure  to  the  glandular  hairs  of  the 
stinging  nettle,  whilst  the  two  other  sorts  are  very  minute,  and  densely  covered  with  reversed 
barbs.  Even  the  corolla  and  receptacle  itself  are  profusely  furnished  with  these  curious 
stinging  hairs. 


Plate  140. 

AGERATUM — “ COUNTESS  OF  STAIR." 

It  is  now  five  years  since  we  published  a figure  of  Mr.  Chater’s  Ageratum  Imperial 
Dwarf,  a plant  whose  first-rate  position  for  the  border  has  ever  since  remained  unquestioned. 
The  plant  now  figured  is  considered  to  be  without  doubt  a decided  advance  upon  Imperial 
Dwarf ; for  profuse  and  compact  as  is  the  habit  of  this  latter  plant,  the  flower-heads  in 
Countess  of  Stair  are  still  more  dense,  and  the  habit  of  Imperial  Dwarf,  compact  as  it  is,  is 
also  decidedly  improved  upon.  There  is  not  a shoot  but  throws  up  a head  of  dense  blossoms, 
beginning  at  a few  inches  from  the  ground  and  only  ending  when  its  entire  height  of  six  or 
eight  inches  is  attained,  and  when  the  whole  top  of  the  plant  is  one  dense  mass  of  fragrant 
lavender-blue  blossoms. 

The  Ageratum  var.  Countess  of  Stair  was  raised  from  seed  sown  at  Castle  Kennedy  in 
the  autumn  of  1872.  It  grows  from  six  to  eight  inches  in  height,  and  is  of  a compact  and 
spreading  habit,  combining  with  a vigorous  constitution  an  extraordinary  tendency  to  pro- 
duce bloom,  a succession  of  which  continues  from  a few  weeks  after  being  planted  out  till  the 
close  of  the  season,  in  undiminished  profusion.  It  possesses  in  a high  degree  the  merit, 
which  most  of  the  Ageratums  has,  of  withstanding  heavy  rains  better  than  most  other 
bedding  plants.  Being  of  a light  blue  shade  of  colour,  and  blooming  so  freely,  it  is 
admirably  adapted  for  flower-garden  purposes,  and  never  fails  to  light  up  and  produce  a gay 
and  cheerful  appearance,  at  once  arresting  the  attention  and  drawing  forth  the  admiration  of 
the  beholder. 

We  have  only  to  say  in  conclusion  that  the  entire  stock  of  the  plant  is  in  the  hands  of 
Mr.  B.  S.  Williams,  of  the  Victoria  and  Paradise  Nurseries,  Holloway  Road,  whose  name  is 
a sufficient  guarantee  for  the  first-rate  quality  of  every  plant  sent  out  by  him. 


137. 


W.G.  Smith,  F.L.S.  del  etlith. 


IRIS  K^MPFERI 

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138. 


PENSTEMONS. 


"W.G.  Smith,  ELS,  del  etlith. 


1.  Countess  of  Rosslyn  2 Count  Munster 


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FLOWER  SHOWS. 

The  great  show  of  Chrysanthemums  and  Fruit,  held  at 
South  Kensington,  on  Wednesday,  Nov.  11,  will  long 
be  remembered  as  one  of  the  most  successful  exhibitions 
ever  held  by  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society.  Any 
review  of  the  magnificent  display  of  fruit  would  be  be- 
yond the  limits  of  the  Floral  Magazine  ; we  will,  there- 
fore, content  ourselves  by  saying  that  never  was  such  an 
unrivalled  collection  seen  before  in  London.  The  same 
remark  holds  good  with  regard  to  the  Chrysanthemums, 
both  as  to  quality  and  quantity  ; for  few  frequenters 
of  our  flower-shows  can  remember  any  former  exhibition 
to  equal  the  display  of  Nov.  11.  Actual  new  varieties 
were  certainly  few  ; nevertheless,  Messrs.  Veitch  and 
Sons,  of  Chelsea,  sent  four  new  plants  of  great  merit, 
and  for  each  they  were  most  deservedly  awarded  a first- 
class  certificate.  1.  Duchess  of  Edinburgh,  an  anemone- 
flowered  Japanese  variety,  with  white  recurved  ray-florets, 
like  strips  of  white  paper,  and  a rosy  disk,  with  a brim- 
stone eye;  altogether  a most  interesting  plant,  and  a 
great  novelty.  2.  Purple  King,  a Japanese  variety, 
with  regular-recurved  florets  of  a deep  luminous  purple 
colour : an  invaluable  plant,  and  an  entire  novelty 
as  to  purity  and  brilliancy  of  colour.  3.  Cossack,  a 
large  crimson-maroon  flower,  the  florets  tinted  with 
yellow,  and  bronze  underneath  ; the  bloom  of  this  plant 
exactly  resembles  in  shape  a Cossack’s  cap,  hence  the 
appropriate  name  of  the  flower.  4.  Gold  Thread,  a 
lovely  plant,  with  narrowish  florets  tinted  with  yellow 
and  vermilion,  giving  the  bloom  the  appearance  of  a 
mass  of  line  flames,  or  gold  threads. 

Mr.  B.  S.  Williams,  of  Upper  Holloway,  was  awarded 
a first-class  certificate  for  Anthevicum  Williamsii,  a 
handsome  Liliaceous  plant  from  the  Cape,  with  beauti- 
fully drooping  foliage,  variegated  with  bands  of  white. 
Mr.  Williams  also  exhibited  plants  of  Anthurium 
Patinii,  and  his  lovely  Adiantum  gracillimum,  to  which 
we  have  before  referred,  with  new  species  of  Mauritia 
and  Niphobolus.  Mr.  Bull  exhibited  a pure  white 
variety  of  Odontoglossum  Roezlii;  and  we  may  say,  in 
parenthesis,  that  Lord  Londesborough  had  the  same 
variety  in  flower  at  the  same  time  in  one  of  his  houses 
at  Norbiton.  Messrs.  Veitch  sent  Odontoglossum  Rossii 
major,  Masdevallia  amabilis,  Barkeria  Lindleyana  var. 
Centerse,  and  a new  broad  emerald-green  leaved  Dracama 
from  Natal.  Messrs.  Henderson  sent  specimens  of  an 
elegant  grass,  Gymnothrix  latifolia,  and  two  lovely 
varieties  of  Sonerila. 


[No.  30. 


LORD  LONDESBOROUGII’S  ORCHIDS. 

We  this  month  give  illustrations  of  two  fine  plants  re- 
cently selected  for  figuring,  from  Lord  Londesborough’s 
rich  collection  at  Norbiton,  which,  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  William  Denning,  is  confessedly  one  of  the  finest 
collections  of  Orchids  in  Europe.  At  the  time  of  our  last 
visit  Angrsecum  Ellisii  was  in  flower,  and  Lord  Londes- 
borough’s plant  (as  well  as  one  we  have  seen  at  Messrs. 
Veitch  and  Sons)  is  certainly  a very  different  variety 
from  the  fine  plant  we  have  sketched  from  Mr.  Day’s 
collection  at  Tottenham.  The  large  pans  of  Pleiones 
growing  in  one  of  the  houses  has  recently  been  a sight 
never  to  be  forgotten,  from  the  brilliancy,  beauty,  and 
number  of  flowers,  all  open  at  one  and  the  same  time. 
Well  worthy  of  note,  too,  are  the  fine  specimens  of  the 
blue- lipped  Zygopetalum  maxillare,  and  Z.  Mackayi. 
We  shall  take  an  early  opportunity  of  referring  to  this 
fine  collection  of  Orchids  in  detail. 


THE  CULTURE  OF  CATTLEYA  GIGAS. 

Cattleya  gigas,  supposed  by  some  competent  autho- 
rities to  be  no  other  than  a form  of  the  rare  C.  labiata, 
like  most  other  Cattleyas,  requires  a considerable  amount 
of  heat  to  grow  it  satisfactorily,  especially  during  the 
summer  months — say  about  70°  by  night  to  85°  by  day. 
When  the  short  days  come  on,  about  the  end  of  October, 
a night  temperature  of  about  58°  will  suffice,  with  a 
rise,  by  fire  heat,  to  65°  by  day,  allowing  an  additional 
rise  of  10°  by  sunshine.  The  Cattleya  in  question  will 
grow  well  on  blocks  of  rough-barked  thorn  or  pear;  if 
the  above  are  not  procurable,  then  very  fibrous  peat  may 
be  used  to  pot  it  with,  taking  care  that  the  pot  is 
always  rather  too  small  for  the  plant,  for  if  over-potted 
(and  it  should  get  too  wet),  every  root  would  quickly 
perish. — William  Denning,  Norliton. 


THE  NEW  LINDLEY  MEDAL. 

We  have  had  an  opportunity  of  inspecting  this  new  work 
of  art,  which  is  at  last  about  to  be  issued  by  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society.  On  the  obverse  of  the  medal  is 
a portrait  of  Dr.  Lindley  (spectacles  on  nose),  encircled 
with  a laurel  wreath,  and  the  inscription,  “ Dr.  John 
Lindley,  F.R.S.,  born  February  5th,  1799,  died  No- 
vember 1st,  1865  ;”  on  the  reverse  is  a full-length  figure 
of  Flora,  wreath  in  hand,  and  the  inscription,  “ Royal 


DECEMBER,  1874. 


28 


THE  FLORAL  MAGAZINE. 


Horticultural  Society.”  The  value  in  gold  is  estimated 
at  15/.  We  are  a little  disappointed  with  the  general 
aspect  of  this  long  looked-for  medal,  its  appearance  being 
poor  and  Hat.  To  us  Dr.  Lindley’s  profile  is  not  satis- 
factory, with  insufficient  relief : the  tall  figure  of  Flora 
is  classical  and  good,  but  there  is  clearly  not  enough 
room  for  an  inscription. 


REVIEW. 

Hoses  in  Pots.  By  Wn.  Paul,  F.R.H.S.,  Waltham  Cross. 

Kent  & Co. 

When  a work  like  the  one  before  us  reaches  its  fourth 
edition,  it  may  be  considered  a pretty  certain  indication 
of  the  book’s  general  excellence  and  the  proper  appre- 
ciation of  its  contents  by  the  public.  It  is  not  always 
that  a thoroughly  good  practical  man  is  able  to  put  that 
best  of  all  knowledge  which  is  gained  by  experience,  into 
taking,  readable,  and  understandable  form  ; but  in  the 
case  of  Mr.  William  Paul,  of  Waltham  Cross,  we  have 
at  once  an  experienced  and  observant  rose-grower,  and 
a man  with  a happy  faculty  of  saying  things  in  the 
fewest  and  clearest  words,  and  every  word  to  the  point. 
In  the  handy  and  elegantly  got-up  little  book  before  us, 
with  its  ninety-one  pages  and  eleven  wood  engravings 
(one  of  which  latter  we  are  able  to  reproduce),  we  may 
be  said  to  have  the  experience  of  the  best  part  of  a life- 
time as  to  growing  roses  in  pots,  concentrated  into  the 
smallest  possible  space.  As  to  the  author’s  thorough 
competence  to  speak  with  authority  on  ail  subjects  con- 
nected with  roses  and  rose  culture,  his  unrivalled  annual 
displays  of  roses  in  pots  at  the  Crystal  Palace,  Royal 
Horticultural  Society,  and  Royal  Botanic  Society  suf- 
ficiently testify;  in  fact,  the  very  name  of  Paul  is  so 
indissolubly  associated  with  the  queen  of  flowers,  that  it 
is  impossible  to  hear  or  see  the  mere  word  without  visions 
of  these  lovely  and  fragrant  flowers  floating  before  us. 

The  book  opens  with  an  enumeration  of  the  advan- 
tages of  growing  roses  in  pots,  and  with  suggestions 
for  growing  Tea  Roses  in  aud  near  towns,  often  a most 
difficult  feat.  Such  subjects  as  the  methods  of  growing, 
transplanting  and  potting,  thinning  out,  soil,  aud  pro- 
tection from  sun  and  frost,  are  then  treated  of  from 
actual  experience  ; together  with  the  subject  of  suckers, 
pruning,  and  disbudding,  to  tying  up  and  training. 
Plunging,  watering,  the  removal  of  tender  varieties,  and 
the  destruction  of  caterpillars,  green  fly,  &e.,  are  fully 
treated  of,  as  is  the  subject  of  the  proper  shading  of 
roses,  repotting,  &c. 

A most  valuable  part  of  the  book  consists  in  the 
lists  of  varieties  suitable  for  pot  culture.  The  points 
Air.  Paul  has  kept  constantly  in  view  for  tins  selection 
being: — l.  Elegance  of  habit;  2.  Contrast  of  colour; 


3.  Abundance  of  blossom  ; 4.  Form  or  outline  of  the  in- 
dividual flower ; 5.  Duration  of  bloom;  and,  6.  Sweet- 
ness. Air.  Paul  then  goes  on  to  give  a list  of  the  best 
varieties  of  AIoss,  Provence,  Hybrid  Perpetual,  Noisette, 
Bourbon,  Tea-scented,  and  other  forms  suitable  for  this 
attractive  and  successful  mode  of  culture.  A chapter  is 
devoted  to  yellow  roses,  with  a list  of  varieties,  and 


A Well-grown  Tot  Rose — William  Paul. 


another  to  climbers  and  twiners,  and  their  proper  train- 
ing and  pruning,  with  a long  descriptive  list  of  varieties. 
Forcing  and  the  forcing-house  is  treated  of,  as  is  the 
; difficult  subject  of  mildew.  Air.  Paul  has  also  a few 
words  to  say  on  grafting,  budding,  and  the  vexed  ques- 
tion of  the  choice  of  stocks. 

The  second  part  of  the  book  is  “ Tiie  Autobiography 
of  a Pot  Rose ;”  and  whilst  it  treats  more  or  less  of  the 
subjects  discussed  in  the  first  part  of  the  volume,  it 
makes  the  “ successful  Pot  Rose”  speak  for  itself.  This 
is  a very  brilliant  and  effective  piece  of  writing,  in 
which  various  characters,  as  the  “ nursery  foreman,” 
“ Simon,”  “ John,  the  gardener,”  &c.,  are  well  hit  off. 


Plate  141. 

BEGONIA — “ ROYALTY/' 


Every  reader  of  the  Floral  Magazine  will  remember  our  figure  of  Messrs.  Veitch’s  superb 
Begonia  intermedia , given  by  us  on  Plate  5 of  the  New  Series.  This  hybrid  plant  (perhaps 
the  finest  Begonia  either  hybrid  or  species  ever  till  then  known)  is  one  of  the  parents  of  the 
plant  we  now  figure,  the  other  parent  being  Mr.  Williams’s  B.  C/iambersii.  Begonia  inter- 
media was  a hybrid  between  B.  Bolivensis  and  B.  Veitchii ; and  as  both  these  plants  have 
been  figured  in  our  former  volumes,  our  readers  are  in  a good  position  to  understand  the 
whole  parentage  of  our  plant.  Begonia  Chambersii  we  have  not  figured,  but  it  is  again  a 
garden  hybrid  between  B.  Beared  and  B.  Sedeni,  retaining  the  markings  of  the  first- 
named  parent,  with  larger  leaves.  B.  Chambersii  lias  large  flowers  rosy-salmon  inside  and 
pink  without,  these  flowers  being  very  freely  produced.  A glance  at  our  Plate  will  now 
show  how  completely  Mr.  Williams’s  grand  new  Begonia  Royalty  partakes  of  the  characters 
of  both  its  parents,  and  how  it  is  at  the  same  time  a great  step  in  advance  of  both.  Begonia 
Royalty  has  very  much  the  habit  of  B.  Beared , and  is  in  every  respect  as  dwarf  and  free- 
flowering,  this  dwarfiness  of  habit,  its  free-flowering  properties,  and  the  gigantic  size  of  its 
individual  flowers,  render  it,  without  doubt,  the  finest  of  all  the  hybrid  Begonias  ever  offered 
to  the  public.  The  colour  of  the  blooms  is  intermediate  in  shade  between  the  rosy-salmon  of 
B.  Chambersii  and  the  intense  scarlet-carmine  of  B.  intermedia.  Begonia  Royalty  has  been 
deservedly  awarded  a first-class  certificate  by  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  ; and  it  only 
remains  for  us  to  add,  that  the  entire  stock  of  the  plant  is  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  B.  S. 
Williams,  of  Upper  Holloway. 


Plate  142. 

CLEMATIS — “ LUCIE  LEMOINE.” 

Clematis  “ Lucie  Lemoine ” was  exhibited  by  Messrs.  Yeitch  and  Sons  at  the  Exibition  of 
the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  on  March  4th  last,  and  was  awarded  a first-class  certificate. 
Our  figure  was  taken  from  one  of  Messrs.  Yeitch  and  Sons  plants,  at  Chelsea.  This 
Clematis  is  of  the  C.  Fortunei  (Florida)  type,  and  is  invaluable  on  account  of  its  extreme 
purity  of  colour;  it  is,  moreover,  remarkable  in  possessing  a curious  involucre  of  seven  or 
more  leaves  below  its  blossoms,  many  of  which  leaves  are  white  and  petal-like.  Clematis 
“ Lucie  Lemoine ” is,  we  are  informed,  a recent  continental  variety,  raised  by  Lemoine,  notable 
at  once  for  its  fine  double  and  perfectly  symmetrical  white  flowers,  which  do  not  show  the 
greenish  tint  so  often  met  with  in  C.  Fortunei  (figured  by  us  on  Plate  153,  Old  Series),  C.Jlorida- 
jjlena,  &c.  The  flowers  are  well  set  off  by  a compact  tuft  of  primrose-coloured  stamens  ; and 
the  plant  may  be  considered  as  altogether  a decided  advance  upon  the  double  white  kinds 
already  in  the  hands  of  the  public.  Our  plant  belongs  to  the  section  of  large-flowered 
summer  bloomers  generally  found  flowering  from  the  old  or  ripened  wood,  from  J une  to 
September.  The  leaves  in  this  group  are  variable,  some  being  three-parted  (ternate),  or 
sometimes  twice  tliree-parted  (biternate).  Where  it  can  be  provided,  say  Messrs.  Jackman 
and  Son,  a rich  soil  of  a light  loamy  texture  is  the  best  for  all  varieties  of  Clematis ; and  if 
this  is  mixed  either  naturally  or  artificially  with  chalk  or  lime  so  much  the  better.  Thorough 
drainage  is  indispensable  to  good  healthy  development,  and  the  vigour  of  the  plant  must  be 
kept  up  by  at  least  annual  manuring  with  horse  or  cow  manure.  Pruning  should  take  place 
in  February  or  March. 


Plate  143. 


MILTONIA  MORELIANA  ATRO-RUBENS. 

The  above  plant  has  been  known  in  our  plant  stoves  for  several  years,  but  on  account 
of  its  scarcity  it  is  seldom  seen  by  any  but  orchid  cultivators,  and  others  whose  love  for  such 
magnificently-coloured  plants  as  the  one  here  illustrated,  leads  them  to  the  hidden  corners 
where  such  floral  beauties  are  sedulously  cared  for.  No  person  ever  looks  on  the  flower  of 
this — the  finest  of  all  the  Spectalile  section  of  Miltonia — for  the  first  time  without  being 
charmed  by  its  novel  colour,  and  attracted  by  the  large  size  and  handsome  form  of  its  inflo- 
rescence. The  foliage  of  the  plant  which  bears  these  very  attractive  flowers  is  in  striking 
contrast  with  the  blooms,  being  of  humble  aspect,  and  of  a size  and  form  which  would  never 
attract  any  but  a botanist’s  attention.  From  the  base  of  the  bulb  to  the  point  of  the  leaves 
it  seldom  exceeds  eight  inches  in  height.  It  extends  itself  by  means  of  creeping  rhizomes, 
which  emit  rootlets  in  great  numbers  ; something  in  the  manner  one  is  accustomed  to 
observe  on  ivy  shoots  when  creeping  on  a wall.  Mr.  William  Denning,  to  whom  we  are 
indebted  for  these  particulars,  informs  us  that  Miltonias  in  general,  and  especially  the  subject 
of  our  illustration,  appear  to  succeed  better  in  the  neighbourhood  of  Manchester  than  any- 
where else.  There  they  are  usually  grown  in  peat  of  very  good  fibrous  quality,  which  is 
firmly  pressed,  and  the  plant  is  pegged  down  to  the  surface,  on  which  they  soon  take  root, 
and  grow  vigorously.  They  require  an  intermediate  temperature  and  a shady  moist  atmo- 
sphere, and  will  bear  to  be  syringed  freely.  Our  figure  was  recently  sketched  from  a fine 
plant  in  Lord  Londesborough’s  collection  at  Norbiton. 


Plate  144. 

CATTLEYA  GIGAS. 

Cat  Hey  as  in  a wild  state  are  found  in  Brazil  and  Central  America,  where  they  are  met 
with  on  the  bark  of  trees  and  on  rocks.  The  fine  species  of  which  we  are  now  able  to  give 
an  illustration,  and  the  accompanying  description  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  William  Denning,  is 
one  of  the  very  finest  of  the  genus.  In  point  of  grandeur  and  beauty  there  are  only  two 
which  can  equal  it,  as  far  as  at  present  known — namely,  C.  labiata  autumnalis  and  C.  Dowiana. 
The  subject  of  our  illustration  has  been  introduced  to  Europe  about  two  years  and  a half ; 
as  yet  only  about  four  or  five  plants  have  flowered,  and  those  only  in  a comparatively  weak 
state.  According  to  its  first  introducer,  Mr.  Linden,  of  Ghent,  it  carries  in  its  native 
country  seven  to  nine  flowers  on  a single  stalk  or  bulb,  each  flower  seven  to  eight  inches  in 
breadth,  and  nine  to  ten  inches  in  length.  Its  most  conspicuous  characteristic  rests  in  the 
two  large  pale  yellow  “ eye”-like  spots  at  the  mouth  of  the  throat,  together  with  a mottled 
lip  of  very  bright  magenta  on  a deep  rose-pink  ground.  The  petals  stand  forward,  after  the 
manner  of  C.  Dowiana,  and  are,  together  with  the  sepals,  of  a beautiful  rosy-pink  colour. 

This  species,  like  C.  Dowiana,  is  delicate  in  its  root  action,  consequently  must  never 
have  a mass  of  material  about  it,  unless  very  great  care  is  used  in  watering.  The  atmo- 
sphere, on  the  other  hand,  should  be  bright,  as  moist  as  possible. 

Our  illustration  was  taken,  on  October  24th  last,  from  a magnificent  plant  in  the  collec- 
tion of  Lord  Londesborough,  at  Norbiton  ; and  in  the  Gardeners’  Chronicle  for  November 
14th  last,  may  be  seen  an  illustration  of  the  entire  plant,  showing  its  general  habit,  with  its 
pseudo-bulbs  bearing  single,  fleshy  leaves,  and  an  axillary  group  of  four  grand  flowers. 


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